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Jane E. Visvader, PhD

Jane E. Visvader, PhD

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Class of 2022

Scientific Areas of Expertise: Breast Cancer, Cancer Cells of Origin, Genomics, Stem Cell Biology

For eminent contributions to the fields of breast cancer research and breast stem cell biology, including the seminal discovery of breast stem cells that give rise to normal breast tissue and the identification of specific breast cell populations that exhibit a predisposition to cancer in women harboring BRCA1 gene mutations.