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Samantha Le Sommer: The Rising Tide Raises All Ships

Dr. Le Sommer working on a project

Our very own Samantha Le Sommer, Ph.D., under Maria Kontaridis, Ph.D., executive director, was published in Wiley. Her article “The Rising Tide Raises All Ships” talks about her battles and successes from high school to becoming an employee here at MMRI and how those events have helped her to become a mentor.

Read the whole article here.

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