Mina
Bissell has been recognized for her lifetime contributions to
the fields of breast cancer research, the enhanced role of extracellular
matrix (ECM) and the nucleus environment to gene expression
in normal
and malignant tissues. These works have ushered and have changed
some central paradigms that
have strengthened the importance of context in the development
of cancer.
Her life story (click
here for full story) and some of the recognitions include: