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\newacronym{act}{ACT}{adoptive cell therapies}
\newacronym{car}{CAR}{chimeric antigen receptor}
\newacronym[longplural={monoclonal antibodies}]{mab}{mAb}{monoclonal antibody}
\newacronym{ecm}{ECM}{extracellular matrix}
\newacronym{cqa}{CQA}{critical quality attribute}
\newacronym{cpp}{CPP}{critical process parameter}
\newacronym{dms}{DMS}{degradable microscaffold}
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    \Large{
    \textbf{Optimizing T Cell Manufacturing and Quality Using
      Functionalized Degradable Microscaffolds}

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    A Dissertation \\
    Presented to \\
    The Academic Faculty \\

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    by

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    Nathan John Dwarshuis, B.S. \\

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    In Partial Fulfillment \\
    of the Requirements for the Degree \\
    Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering in the \\
    Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering

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    Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University \\
    August 2021

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    COPYRIGHT \copyright{} BY NATHAN J. DWARSHUIS
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  % Dr. Krishnendu Roy (Advisor) \\
  % Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia
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  % Dr. Madhav Dhodapkar \\
  % Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University

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  % Dr. Melissa Kemp \\
  % Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia
  % Institute of Technology and Emory University

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  % Dr. Wilbur Lam \\
  % Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia
  % Institute of Technology and Emory University

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  % Dr. Sakis Mantalaris \\
  % Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia
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\chapter*{acknowledgements}
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Thank you to Lex Fridman and Devin Townsend for being awesome and inspirational.

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\chapter*{summary}
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\Gls{act} using \gls{car} T cells have shown promise in treating cancer, but
manufacturing large numbers of high quality cells remains challenging. Currently
approved T cell expansion technologies involve anti-CD3 and CD28 \glspl{mab},
usually mounted on magnetic beads. This method fails to recapitulate many key
signals found \textit{in vivo} and is also heavily licensed by a few companies,
limiting its long-term usefulness to manufactures and clinicians. Furthermore,
we understand that highly potent T cells are generally less-differentiated
subtypes such as central memory and stem memory T cells. Despite this
understanding, little has been done to optimize T cell expansion for generating
these subtypes, including measurement and feedback control strategies that are
necessary for any modern manufacturing process.

The goal of this thesis was to develop a microcarrier-based \gls{dms} T cell
expansion system as well as determine biologically-meaningful \glspl{cqa} and
\glspl{cpp} that could be used to optimize for highly-potent T cells. In Aim 1,
we develop and characterized the \gls{dms} system, including quality control
steps. We also demonstrate the feasiblity of expanding highly-potent memory and
CD4+ T cells, and showing compatibility with existing \gls{car} transduction
methods. In aim 2, we use \gls{doe} methodology to optimize the \gls{dms}
platform, and develop a computational pipeline to identify and model the effect
of measurable \glspl{cqa} and \glspl{cpp} on the final product. In aim 3, we
demonstrate the effectiveness of the \gls{dms} platform \textit{in vivo}. This
thesis lays the groundwork for a novel T cell expansion method which can be used
in a clinical setting, and also provides a path toward optimizing for product
quality in an industrial setting.

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\chapter{introduction}

\section*{overview}

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\section*{hypothesis}

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\section*{specific aims}
\subsection*{aim 1}
\subsection*{aim 2}
\subsection*{aim 3}

\section*{outline}

\subsection*{Aim 1}

Aim 1

\subsection*{Aim 2}

Aim 2

\subsection*{Aim 3}

Aim 3

\chapter{background and significance}
\subsection*{background}
\subsection*{current T cell manufacturing technologies}

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\section*{strategies to optimize cell manufacturing}

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\subsection*{strategies to characterize cell manufacturing}

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\section{Innovation}

\chapter{aim 1}

\section{introduction}
\section{methods}
\section{results}
\section{discussion}

\chapter{Aim 2}

\section{introduction}
\section{methods}
\section{results}
\section{discussion}

\chapter{Aim 3}

\section{introduction}
\section{methods}
\section{results}
\section{discussion}

\chapter{conclusions and future work}
\section{conclusions}
\section{future work}

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\chapter{References}
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