Dr. Savoldo is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist with extensive expertise in cancers, including leukemia, lymphoma and neuroblastoma. Her research interests include:
- Harnessing the body鈥檚 immune responses to treat cancer through gene therapy and immunotherapy.
- Re-engineering patient鈥檚 immune cells to produce chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) that allow the cells to identify and hone in on cancer.
- Developing an 鈥渙ff switch鈥� within genes to reduce the potentially lethal side effects of treatment in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
