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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.

Engineering
Zion

Zion

MBA candidate

Expertise

Business Development Consulting

Theresa

Theresa

PhD candidate

Expertise

Molecular and cellular biology, bioengineering, genetics, stem cells, retina, neuroscience, organoids, CRISPR, gene editing

Blynn

Blynn

MD

Expertise

Biomedical Engineering

Advaitha

Advaitha

Industry expert

Expertise

Biomedical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, digital health, digital therapeutics, neuro-engineering

Janice

Janice

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

tissue engineering, biomaterials, biomechanics. stem cells

Nathan

Nathan

PhD candidate

Expertise

Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optimization. Operations Research, Environmental Engineering, Applied Math

Yannick

Yannick

PhD

Expertise

Chemical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Carbon Capture, Perovskite, Batteries

Hannah

Hannah

PhD

Expertise

unmanned vehicles, aerospace structures, computational mechanics, modeling, airframe design, experiment design, structural testing, manufacturing methods, metallurgy, material response, biomedical device design

Khushi

Khushi

PhD candidate

Expertise

machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, artificial intelligence, computational biology, genomics

Uday

Uday

PhD candidate

Expertise

Nuclear energy, materials science

Lily

Lily

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biology, Microbiology, Viruses, Microscopy, CRISPR, Proteins, RNA

Hossein

Hossein

PhD

Expertise

Data Science, Engineer, Statistics, Math, Design Products, engineering design process, user experience design and research, toy design, CAD/3Dprinting, prototyping and rapid manufacturing

Eddie

Eddie

MBA

Expertise

Engineering, Business, Renewable Energy, Energy, Technology, Startups

Jeffrey

Jeffrey

PhD

Expertise

Bioengineering, Tissue Engineering, 3D Bioprinting, and Biology

Omar

Omar

PhD

Expertise

Biomedical Engineering, STEM in general, medical, prosthetics, Electronics, Robotics

Henry

Henry

PhD candidate

Expertise

Electrical Engineering, Circuit Design, Electricity and Magnetism, Integrated Circuits, Integrated Photonics

Shail

Shail

Industry expert

Expertise

Semiconductors, Manufacturing, Mathematics, 3D modeling / Design, CAD, Prototyping, Quantum Dots, Display Technology

Nick

Nick

PhD candidate

Expertise

Aerospace engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business

Tyler

Tyler

Industry expert

Expertise

Projects that involve software development/implementation

Meg

Meg

PhD candidate

Expertise

Materials Sciences/ Applied Physics / Electrical Engineering