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Rachel Ankeny is a historian and philosopher focused on the biological sciences. Her interests also expand to biotethics, food studies, migration, public engagement in science, and science policy. Her research focuses on scientific models, case-based reasoning, model organisms, the philosophy of medicine, and the history of life sciences. In 2020, she has been elected a fellow in the Section on History and Philosophy of Science of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) "for her contributions to our understanding of the foundational roles that organisms play in biological research and her leadership in history and philosophy of science."[1]

Recognition

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She is a History and Philosophy of Science fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[2]

Media appearances

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She has appeared as a guest on Robyn Williams's Ockham's Razor program at ABC Radio National.[3]

She is frequently sought out by Australian news networks to comment on the quality and value of foods[4], updates to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand.[5], on COVID-19 pandemic[6], and more.

References

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  1. ^ https://science.sciencemag.org/content/370/6520/1048. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ 2020 Fellows, AAAS. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  3. ^ https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/ockhamsrazor/is-eating-meat-bad-for-you/11932214. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/6873282/warning-signs-on-menu-for-suppliers-as-food-services-adjust-to-covid-19/. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/02/27/Time-for-change-Experts-back-new-definitions-for-foods-produced-with-gene-tech. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-12/coronavirus-immunity-certificates-survivors-dangerous-experts/12233792. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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Category:Women philosophers Category:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science