Dr.
Zena Werb
(
–
)
1945
2020
University of California, San Francisco
;
San Francisco, CA
Cellular and developmental biologist; Educator
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Medical Sciences
Elected
2003
Professor of Anatomy. Recognized for studies on extracellular matrix proteolysis. Defined the critical role of matrix metalloproteinases in embryonic implantation, mammary and bone development, and angiogenesis in vivo. Achieved a new understanding of how MMPs are central players in stem cell biology and neoplastic progression.Used insights from development that help explain breast stem cells, and susceptibility to cancer development and metastasis.
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