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.
Daniel
MD
Expertise
Medicine, Clinical medicine, Radiology, Interventional radiology, MRI, CT, Ultrasound
Alexander
MD candidate
Expertise
Orthopaedic Surgery, DEI, Mentorship, Statistics, Sports Medicine, Sports
Yousif
MD candidate
Expertise
Clinical Research, Urology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Surgery, Pre-Med, Medicine
Evelyn
MD candidate
Expertise
Neuroscience, Women's Studies, Medicine, Spanish, Quality Improvement Research, Health outcomes research, Oncological Research, Health disparities research
Gabriela
DVM
Expertise
Veterinary medicine, Conservation medicine, Animals, Research paper writing/review, College admissions, Personal development
Brandon
MD
Expertise
Clinical medicine of all topics, ophthalmology, oncology, cardiology, pulmonology
Will
MD candidate
Expertise
I love helping students conduct medical research. My passions are cardiology and gastroenterology, and I have helped students perform research across many fields!
Riya
DMD candidate
Expertise
Biology, Dentistry, Medicine, Public Health, Community Service/Philanthropy, Biomedical Sciences, Entrepreneurship
Natalie
MD candidate
Expertise
Global health, human physiology, biology, neuroscience, neurobiology, medicine, surgery
Aaron
PhD
Expertise
designing a product and developing it as a business, kinesiology and animal movement, bio-inspired design in engineering, biological engineering, computer science with a focus on UI/UX design, user-centered design, human anatomy, animal anatomy, digital design for 3D printing, digital design for 3D animation, 3D interactive web design and programming, developing a business model for a small business or startup, surgery with a focus on anatomy
Grant
MD
Expertise
Surgical techniques and outcomes, healthcare economics/cost-effectiveness models, medicine, neuroscience, economics
Michael
MD
Expertise
Neuroscience, Neuroanatomy, Microbiology, Cellular Biology, Genetics and Genomics, Cancer Biology, Medicine
