Adwoa D. Aduonum

Dr. Aduonum received her BA degree in Biology from Southwestern University, Georgetown Texas. She graduated from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee Florida with a MSc in Biological Science. She then went on to complete a PhD in Anatomy & Physiology with a concentration in Neuroscience from Meharry Medical College, Nashville Tennessee in 2000. 

In 2001, Dr. Aduonum was one of five women to receive a NIH fellowship to participate in a specialized postdoctoral program (Fellowship in Research and Science Teaching – FIRST) at the Emory University School of Medicine. During the postdoctoral fellowship her research focused on (1) using various pharmacological agents to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the spinal cord modulation of locomotion and/or the motor synchronization in the spinal as seen in myoclonic and paroxysmal disorders in the CNS and (2) assessing the efficacy and cost effectiveness of an HIV intervention for African-American women in reducing high risk sexual practices and sexually transmitted infections over an 18-month follow-up period.

Prior to joining the faculty at GA – PCOM, Dr. Aduonum worked at the prestigious Morehouse College in Atlanta Georgia for several years where she taught biology and methods in biological research. Since 2007, Dr. Aduonum has been teaching Neuroscience and Physiology to osteopathic medical students and biomedical science at GA-PCOM. She is currently a standing member of the Society for Neuroscience (SFN), American Physiological Society (APS), International Drug Abuse Research Society (IDARS) and International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE). Dr. Aduonum enjoys globe-trotting.