Sarah
PhD candidate
Expertise
social connection, affective neuroscience, mental health, anxiety, approach/avoidance behaviros
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.
Samantha
PhD
Expertise
genetics, brain development, molecular biology, glia cells, stem cells, CRISPR, ethics, neuroscience, epigenetics
Kia
MD
Expertise
Psychiatry, nutritional science, women's mental health and reproductive psychiatry
Shannon
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuroscience of Substance Use Disorders, Sex Differences, Psychopharmacology, Neuropharmacology, Neuropsychopharmacology
John
PhD
Expertise
Neuroscience - Neuroimaging, Data Analysis, Statistics, Business - Finance, Business - Consulting
Akihiro
PhD candidate
Expertise
physics, systems neuroscience, microscopy, neural correlates of behavior
Anthony
PhD
Expertise
Glial biology, neuroscience, brain cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, neuroinflammation, multiple sclerosis
Nkatha
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuroscience of compulsive disorder, behavioral neuroscience, neurodegeneration
Rachel
PhD
Expertise
Neuroscience, molecular biology, psychology, neuroinflammation, biomedical science
Alexis
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuroimmunology, Microglia, Dementia, Alzheimer's disease, TBI, Tau, Innate Immunity
Noel
PhD
Expertise
psychology, education, counseling, mental health, radical acceleration, intelligence, giftedness, mental illness, therapy, mental health treatment, counseling
Madeleine
MS
Expertise
Human-centered Design, Neuroscience in Technology, Applications of AI in digital product design, Creative Writting