About

Dr. Savoldo is a physician scientist specializing in the field of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology.

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).