Seema Patel is a medical student at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Class of 2026. She graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2022 with a degree in Molecular and Cell Biology and a minor in Healthcare Management and Insurance Studies. During her undergraduate years, she conducted medical chemistry research, developing high throughput assays to test translesion synthesis inhibitors. She enjoys singing, cooking, gardening, and mentoring the next generation of physicians.