Research Program Mentors
Polygence mentors are selected based on their exceptional academic background, teaching experience, and unique ability to inspire the next generation of innovative thinkers and industry leaders.
Victoria
PhD
Expertise
Chemistry, Biology, Life Sciences, Research, Communication, Consulting,Cancer,Entrepreneurship
Luke
PhD
Expertise
Cancer biology, Gene Editing, Pharmacology, Immunology, CRISPR, Viruses, Genetics, Cell biology, Molecular Biology, Drug Development
Keith
MD/PhD candidate
Expertise
Molecular Biology, AI genetics, chemistry, developmental biology, Coding,
Shanille
MS
Expertise
Global Health, Mental Health, Women's and Children's Health, Health Systems, International Relations, Sustainability, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Algebra, Cell Culture, Tissue Engineering, Cell Biology, Reproductive Rights, Sub-Saharan African Development
Dalton
PhD
Expertise
Survey and interview research methods; Archival research methods; Science Communication; Public Engagement with ScienceSocial, ethical, and policy issues with biotechnology (Agricultural, medical, or environmental); Socio-economic impacts of biotechnology; Environmental impacts of biotechnology; Applications of synthetic biology and bioengineering; Public and stakeholder perceptions on emerging technology; Projects investigating applications and/or impacts of environmental policy; Environmental ethics and politics; Bioethics and biotechnology policy; Social and ethical challenges of sustainability; Sustainability politics; Socio-economic impacts of sustainability innovation (e.g. renewable energy; carbon capture); Sociology of science and innovation; Philosophy of science and innovation; History of science and innovation;
Laura
MS
Expertise
Marine Biology, Coral Reef Ecology, Coral Reef Restoration, Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Theresa
PhD candidate
Expertise
Molecular and cellular biology, bioengineering, genetics, stem cells, retina, neuroscience, organoids, CRISPR, gene editing
Yilan
PhD
Expertise
method development to better understand the disease causes, applications of machine learning/deep learning in biology
Anthony
PhD
Expertise
Glial biology, neuroscience, brain cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, neuroinflammation, multiple sclerosis
Arielle
PhD candidate
Expertise
neuroscience, nervous system injury and regeneration, cell biology, genomics, bioinformatics,
Jacob
MD/PhD
Expertise
Structural Biology, Cryo-EM, Cryo-ET, Ligand Docking, Chemical Biology, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, In Silico Screening
Joshua
PhD candidate
Expertise
Bioinformatics, computational biology, immunology, stem cell biology, cancer biology, robotics, and data science.
Donya
MBA candidate
Expertise
Everything healthcare-related (e.g., medicine, biotech, science), business (go-to market, marketing, operations), dance/arts
Mark
PhD
Expertise
neuroengineering, brain-computer interfaces, neuromorphic engineering, computational neuroscience, electronics, computer science, signal processing, robotics
Tamara
PhD candidate
Expertise
biology, medicine, neuroscience, Bioinformatics, Writing, Data science and AI for health and medicine, applications of neuroimaging, Genetics, Neuroscience, Neuroimaging, data visualization using real datasets, Precision medicine and the future of healthcare
Alexandra
PhD
Expertise
Cancer biology, immunology, biotechnology, startups, venture capital, entrepreneurship, mental health, science-backed skincare, beauty & wellness
Tram
PhD
Expertise
genomics, bioinformatics, evolutionary biology, computational genomics, data science, population genetics, conservation biology, microbiome research