Blessing Bassey-Archibong

Blessing Bassey-Archibong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Concordia University of Edmonton. Her research focuses on breast cancer progression and metastases, with a particular interest in neural homeostasis and inflammation following brain metastases, as well as preventative therapies for breast-to-brain metastases.

• Education:
  • PhD in Genetics, Cell and Molecular Biology, McMaster University
  • MSc in Biotechnology, University of Manchester
  • MSc in Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Calabar

Her work spans molecular biology, genetics, and cancer biology, with recent publications analyzing mechanisms of brain metastasis (2023), cell cycle regulation in lobular breast cancer (2022), and genomic disparities in triple-negative breast cancer across populations (2022). Previous research (2017) explored transcription factor depletion in TNBC cells.

She teaches foundational courses such as Introduction to Cell Biology, Cellular Biology, and Molecular Genetics and Heredity. Her full publication list is accessible via NCBI.