Henry
PhD candidate
Expertise
Chemical engineering & data science applied to biology
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.
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;
Luke
PhD
Expertise
Astrobiology, deep-sea microbiology, environmental microbiology, extremophiles, life in hypersaline environments
Isabel
PhD candidate
Expertise
biology; ecology and evolution of infectious diseases; microbiology, virology, mathematical biology; social and political impacts of infectious disease
Jocelyn
MPH
Expertise
public health, community health, early childhood development, maternal and child health
Yolanda
MPA
Expertise
Food systems, Urban Agriculture, Environmental Studies
Reema
MPP
Expertise
climate change policy, writing, sustainability
Caitlyn
PhD candidate
Expertise
biological oceanography, chemical oceanography, marine microbiology
Jacqueline
PhD candidate
Expertise
Clinical research, specifically pediatric cardiology, rare genetics, addiction, and social determinants of health. Also Spanish literature
Jonathan
PhD candidate
Expertise
Marine science, conservation biology, environmental law, environmental policy
Karim
PhD candidate
Expertise
Microbial Ecology, population genomics, evolutionary biology
Mackenzie
MS
Expertise
Environmental Sciences (agriculture, plant biology, ecology, etc), Arts - dance or creative writing, Business Topics, and Sustainability of environmental, social, and economic topics. Solar energy development as well.
Samantha
PhD candidate
Expertise
Marine biology, conservation biology, and international development
Emma
MS
Expertise
Anything under the scope of marine biology & ecology
Bryce
PhD candidate
Expertise
Climate science, geology, oceanography, limnology, environmental chemistry, paleoclimate / paleoceanography
Nicholas
MPA
Expertise
Sustainability, climate change, environmental science, policy
Ashley
MPH
Expertise
Public Health, Biology, Marine Biology/Science, Oceanography, Environmental Public Health, Climate Change
Erin
PhD
Expertise
Ecology, Conservation, Wildlife Biology, Botany, Natural Resource Management, GIS, Environmental Policy and Regulation
Lindsay
PhD
Expertise
Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Tropical Ecosystem, Biogeochemistry, Environmental Science
Katie
MPA candidate
Expertise
History, English, Psychology, Environmental Science/Studies, Political Science, Environmental Policy, Environmental Justice, Immigration Rights, Social Justice, Advocacy