Mina Bissell

Mina J. Bissell
Born
Alma materHarvard Medical School, University of California, Berkeley
Known forcancer research
Children
AwardsErnest Orlando Lawrence Award, Guggenheim Fellowship
Scientific career
FieldsBiology

Mina J. Bissell is an Iranian-American biologist known for her research on breast cancer. In particular, she has studied the effects of a cell's microenvironment, including its extracellular matrix, on tissue function.