Dr. Vite trained as a DVM at Purdue University and trained in Veterinary Neurology and received his PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Pennsylvania. His focus is to improve the characterization and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases by studying naturally-occurring feline and canine models of human diseases including globoid cell leukodystrophy. He is incoming Principal Investigator (PI) of a P40 grant that maintains breeding colonies of large animal models of human genetic disease. Visit Penn Vet's website