Minna Abdella, from Sudan and New Jersey, is a junior pursuing a concentration in the Politics Department’s field of International Relations, a minor in Neuroscience, and is on the pre-medical track. She is fluent in Arabic and her research interests are on the effects of colonialism in Sudan, Sudanese foreign policy, dictatorships, healthcare disparities between developed and developing countries, and the role of global health policy in bridging international divides. She has worked with former Senate Majority Leader and heart-and-lung transplant surgeon William H. Frist in Nashville, Tennessee. For the summer of 2024, Minna conducted health policy research to improve the health of children in public housing units, and shadowing at the Children’s National Hospital. On campus, Minna is the president of the Class of 2026, engages in the Princeton Model United Nations Conference, is an officer in the Black Pre-Medical Society, and a peer academic adviser.