R01 : Can CAR T-Cell Therapy Cure Alzheimer's Disease
| Students | Ava Romano
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| School | HDSB - W. H. Morden Public School - Oakville |
| Level | Junior 7/8 - Grade 8 |
| Group | Group 12 - Health Science IV |
| Abstract | My project explains the science behind chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR-T), which utilizes genetically modified T-cells of a patient to use their body’s own immune system to fight disease. CAR-T is revolutionizing the treatment of different cancers. However, I hypothesize that with current research pointing to a potential role of T-cells in Alzheimer’s Disease, CAR-T may one day also provide a cure for this disease. |