Sameer Abbasi is a senior at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, pursuing a degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology. His interests lie at the intersection of medicine, global health, and health systems research, with a particular focus on improving healthcare access and addressing health disparities. As a researcher with GHSEN Global Research, he has contributed to publications examining infectious disease outbreaks, health system resilience, and global health policy in East Africa and South Asia. He has also served as Program Director of AfyaVision, a U.S. Department of State–funded health education initiative in Tanzania, and worked in clinical trial operations at Cliniverse Research. A recipient of the U.S. Department of Defense Boren Scholarship, Sameer is passionate about international collaboration, biomedical innovation, and developing sustainable solutions to global health challenges.