now ▁def unct ) ▁Cell ▁& ▁Gene ▁Ther apy ▁Center ▁at ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson ▁University ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁PA . ▁She ▁now ▁direct s ▁The ▁Cell ▁& ▁Gene ▁Ther apy ▁Center ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Medicine ▁and ▁D ent istry ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁Rec ently , ▁she ▁has ▁been ▁fund ed ▁by ▁N I H - N IN DS ▁and ▁Jacob ' s ▁C ure ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁potential ▁of ▁sub pop ulations ▁of ▁stem ▁cells ▁to ▁promote ▁rem y el ination ▁and ▁phen ot yp ic ▁rescue ▁in ▁animal ▁models ▁of ▁white ▁matter ▁disease , ▁including ▁the ▁Can avan ▁mouse ▁model . ▁She ▁is ▁currently ▁generating ▁pre - cl in ical ▁data ▁using ▁human ▁Emb ry onic - Der ived - O lig od end ro cy te ▁St em ▁C ells ▁provided ▁by ▁Ger on ▁Corporation ▁( CA ). ▁These ▁studies ▁will ▁provide ▁a ▁foundation ▁for ▁a ▁target ed ▁and ▁compreh ensive ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁potential ▁of ▁a ▁cell - based ▁ther apy ▁for ▁Can avan ▁D ise ase . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Pad ua ▁al umn i ▁Category : Y ale ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Th omas ▁Jefferson ▁University ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Medicine ▁and ▁D ent istry ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Ital ian ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Ital ian ▁bi olog ists ▁Category : Ital ian ▁women ▁bi olog ists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Italian ▁scient ists