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Emily Ackerman
At 16 Dr. Ackerman thought: ‘“ Hey, math sounds like a good thing to commit to. Math will always be there for you.’ And math is in everything. It’s all around us like ghosts who make sense and have our back”
(Allie Ward and Emily Ackerman 2022).
On right, stylized photo of Dr. Ackerman in blue, red, and yellow in her wheelchair with biology symbols, connected in white in the background.
At the bottom it says “Emily Ackerman” in white font over a navy-blue background.
(Photo adapted from Emily Ackerman’s website, background adapted from https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/11935/application-of-systemsbiology-in-molecular-characterization-and-diagnosis-of-cancer, created in PhotoRoom and BeFunky Photo Editor )
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