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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.

Medicine
Evanka

Evanka

MD

Education

  1. Medical College of Wisconsin

    MDDoctor of Medicine2026
  2. University of Wisconsin - Madison

    BSBachelor of Sci...2022

    Neurobiology

Expertise

Arts, Creative Writing, Healthcare, Literature, Medicine, Neuroscience, Public Health, Maternal and...

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Sydney

Sydney

DVM candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Cornell University

    DVMDoctor of Veter...TBD

    Medicine

  2. Cornell University

    BSBachelor of Sci...

    Physiology

Expertise

Nutrition, Anatomy, Physiology, Histology, Radiology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Veterinary Medicine...

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Mohammad

Mohammad

DOMedicine

Education

  1. Lincoln Memorial University

    DODoctor of Osteo...2024

    Medicine

  2. William Jewell College

    BSBachelor of Sci...2018

    Biology

Expertise

Dermatology, Physics, Physiology

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Amy

Amy

PhDBiology

Education

  1. Stanford University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2020

    Biology

  2. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    BABachelor of Arts2012

    Biology

Expertise

Cancer Biology, Molecular/Cellular Biology, Biochemistry, Science Communication, Immunology, Medicine...

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Alejandro

Alejandro

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Medical College of Wisconsin

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Biochemistry

Expertise

Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Proteomics, Precision and Personalized Medicine

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Sage

Sage

MD/PhD candidateNeuroscience

Education

  1. Northwestern University

    MD/PhDDoctor of Medic...TBD

    Neuroscience

  2. New York University

    BSBachelor of Sci...

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Medicine, Neuroscience, Drugs & Pharmacology, Chronic Pain, Cellular Molecular Biology

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Maria

Maria

MD/PhD candidateChemistry

Education

  1. Tufts University

    MD/PhDDoctor of Medic...TBD

    Chemistry

  2. Harvard University

    BABachelor of Arts2018

    Chemistry

Expertise

Chemical Biology, Drug Development, Biological Experimental Assay Development

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Grace

Grace

PhD candidateMolecular Bi...

Education

  1. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Molecular Biology

  2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    MSMaster of ScienceTBD

    Computer Science

Expertise

molecular biology, RNA, oncology drug development, RNA Therapeutics, cancer biology, C. elegans, aging...

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline

PhDEcology

Education

  1. Brown University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Ecology

  2. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2013

    Ecology

Expertise

Immunology, Ecology, Behavioral Sciences, Neuroimmunology, neurodegenerative disease, philosophy of...

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Adam

Adam

PhDBiomedical E...

Education

  1. Johns Hopkins University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2021

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. Johns Hopkins University

    MSEMaster of Scien...2021

    Statistics

Expertise

Machine learning, causal inference, quantitative finance, biomedical engineering, and data science

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Adeoluwa

Adeoluwa

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Stanford University

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. Johns Hopkins University

    MPHMaster of Publi...

    Public Health

Expertise

Biology, Health, Healthcare/medicine, Public Health, Creative Writing, Statistical Analysis, Qualitative...

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Enze

Enze

MD/PhD candidate

Education

  1. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    MD/PhDDoctor of Medic...TBD
  2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    BSBachelor of Sci...

    Microbiology

Expertise

Pre-Medical studies, Biology, Immunology, Microbiology, Medicine, Physiology, Anatomy, Dermatology, any...

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James

James

MDMedicine

Education

  1. Boston University

    MDDoctor of Medicine2025

    Medicine

  2. Boston University

    BABachelor of Arts2022

    Medicine

Expertise

sports medicine, biomechanics

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Geoffrey

Geoffrey

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Medical College of Wisconsin

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. Southeastern Oklahoma State University

    MBAMaster of Busin...2021

    Business

Expertise

biology, immunology, microbiology, medicine, clinical laboratory science, business, management...

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Alexander

Alexander

MDOrthopaedic...

Education

  1. Medical College of Wisconsin

    MDDoctor of Medicine

    Orthopaedic Surgery

  2. Davidson College

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Biology

Expertise

Orthopaedic Surgery, DEI, Mentorship, Statistics, Sports Medicine, Sports

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Brandon

Brandon

MDMedicine

Education

  1. Boston University

    MDDoctor of Medicine2025

    Medicine

  2. Boston University

    BABachelor of Arts2022

    Medicine

Expertise

Clinical medicine of all topics, ophthalmology, oncology, cardiology, pulmonology

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Lars

Lars

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. Harvard Law School

    JDJuris Doctorate2023

Expertise

Law, intellectual property, health law and policy, bioethics, tech law and innovation

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Violet

Violet

PhD candidateBiochemistry

Education

  1. Duke University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Biochemistry

  2. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill)

    BSBachelor of Sci...

    Chemistry

Expertise

biochemistry, analytical chemistry, microbiome, genetics, biology

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Yilan

Yilan

PhDGenetics

Education

  1. Harvard University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Genetics

  2. Northwestern University

    BABachelor of Arts2018

    Genetics

Expertise

method development to better understand the disease causes, applications of machine learning/deep...

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Tamara

Tamara

PhD candidateNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of Southern California (USC)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Neuroscience

  2. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2021

    Biology

Expertise

biology, medicine, neuroscience, Bioinformatics, Writing, Data science and AI for health and medicine...

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