Farah Itani
Biography
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease in which the cells of our own body target and attack the brain and spinal cord leading to disability and paralysis. My dissertation focuses on studying the role of an important cell of the immune system, the CD8 T-cell, in MS. Using a novel experimental system, I have induced protective CD8 T-cells in the animal model of disease, and focus on the mechanisms they employ to reduce disease severity.