sense and respond to invading microbes. STaRT stimulates TLR3 to generate MSC2 cells and TLR4 to generate MSC1 cells. This platform is intended to be used for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. The product is still in the pre-clinical stages. Betacourt is also the founder of VITAbolus, founded in 2018 in San Diego. based The firm plans to make stem cell treatment readily available via stem cell pills, where the anti-inflammatory stem cells are delivered directly to the intestines and colon within protected capsules. Their current project is intended to be the first oral stem cell pill for Crohn’s disease. They are currently only in the pre-clinical stage. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century American biologists 20th-century American women scientists 21st-century American chemists 21st-century American women scientists American women biochemists Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni Tulane University alumni American women company founders American company founders 21st-century American businesswomen 21st-century American businesspeople Stem cell researchers Cancer researchers