Meet Abimbola...
 Hometown:
Nigeria, Ghana
Entering Year: 2005
Undergrad: Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts
Degree: B.A. Neurochemistry
Thesis Advisor: James Y. Li, Ph.D.
Email: nsunmonu@student.uchc.edu
I thought an M.D./Ph.D. meant signing over my life. Surprisingly, things aren’t so bleak. I study a lot and could use more sleep, but I’m also pursuing old and new interests alike.
The faculty and staff encourage us to make time for the things that are important to us despite our academic demands. There is also such great research right here on campus that you’re sure to
find something personally interesting. In fact, my biggest problem in choosing a rotation was having too many labs to pick from! I’m currently working in a genetics and developmental biology
lab.
I’m excited to be at UConn because it’s like a big, supportive family. Having attended a small undergraduate college, I was really attracted to the program because I knew I wouldn’t be just
another name or number in a sea of people trying to find my voice. UConn really makes an effort to hold student feedback in the highest regard and implement it.
In my opinion, any M.D./Ph.D. program will teach you to be a physician scientist. The challenge is to find an appropriately challenging, supportive and stimulating environment in which to
pursue your personal, professional and academic goals so that you can be a great physician scientist. Needless to say, I’ve found mine here at UConn.
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