\documentclass[twocolumn]{article} \usepackage[top=0.75in,left=0.75in,right=0.75in,bottom=0.9in]{geometry} \usepackage{siunitx} \usepackage[acronym]{glossaries} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage{enumitem} \usepackage{titlesec} \usepackage{titlecaps} \usepackage{upgreek} \usepackage{graphicx} \usepackage{subcaption} \usepackage{nth} \usepackage[capitalize]{cleveref} \usepackage[version=4]{mhchem} \usepackage{pgfgantt} \usepackage{setspace} \doublespacing \titleformat{\section}[block]{\bfseries\large}{}{0pt}{\uppercase} \titleformat{\subsection}[block]{\bfseries\large}{}{0pt}{\titlecap} \titleformat{\subsubsection}[block]{\itshape\large}{}{0pt}{\titlecap} \titleformat{\paragraph}[runin]{\bfseries\itshape}{}{0pt}{\titlecap} \setlist[description]{font=$\bullet$~\textbf\normalfont} \sisetup{per-mode=symbol,list-units=single} \DeclareSIUnit\activityunit{U} \DeclareSIUnit\carrier{carriers} \DeclareSIUnit\cell{cells} \DeclareSIUnit\ab{mAbs} \DeclareSIUnit\molar{M} \DeclareSIUnit\gforce{\times{} g} % add acronyms here \renewcommand{\glossarysection}[2][]{} % remove glossary title \makeglossaries \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} \newacronym{doe}{DOE}{design of experiments} \begin{document} \begin{titlepage} \begin{singlespace} \begin{center} \huge\textbf{Optimizing T Cell Manufacturing and Quality Using Functionalized Degradable Microscaffolds} \vfill \LARGE Nathan John Dwarshuis, B.S. \\ \vspace{1.5em} \Large PhD Thesis \\ Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering \\ Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University \vspace{1.5em} \large\today \vfill \end{center} \large{ \noindent Committee Members \vspace{1.5em} \noindent Dr. Krishnendu Roy (Advisor) \\ Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University \vspace{1.5em} \noindent Dr. Madhav Dhodapkar \\ Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University \vspace{1.5em} \noindent Dr. Melissa Kemp \\ Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University \vspace{1.5em} \noindent Dr. Wilbur Lam \\ Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University \vspace{1.5em} \noindent Dr. Sakis Mantalaris \\ Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University } \end{singlespace} \end{titlepage} \onecolumn \pagenumbering{roman} \clearpage % TODO Insert witty quote here \clearpage \section*{acknowledgements} Thank you to Lex Fridman and Devin Townsend for being awesome and inspirational. \clearpage \section*{abstract} \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. \clearpage \tableofcontents \clearpage \listoffigures \clearpage \listoftables \clearpage \twocolumn \section*{acronyms} \printglossary[type=\acronymtype] \clearpage \pagenumbering{arabic} \clearpage \section{introduction} \subsection*{overview} Insert overview here \subsection*{hypothesis} Insert hypothesis here \subsection*{specific aims} \subsubsection*{aim 1} \subsubsection*{aim 2} \subsubsection*{aim 3} \subsection*{outline} \subsubsection*{Aim 1} Aim 1 \subsubsection*{Aim 2} Aim 2 \subsubsection*{Aim 3} Aim 3 \section{background and significance} \subsubsection*{background} \subsubsection*{current T cell manufacturing technologies} bla bla \subsection*{strategies to optimize cell manufacturing} bla bla \subsubsection*{strategies to characterize cell manufacturing} bla bla \subsection{Innovation} \section{aim 1} \subsection{introduction} \subsection{methods} \subsection{results} \subsection{discussion} \section{Aim 2} \subsection{introduction} \subsection{methods} \subsection{results} \subsection{discussion} \section{Aim 3} \subsection{introduction} \subsection{methods} \subsection{results} \subsection{discussion} \section{conclusions and future work} \subsection{conclusions} \subsection{future work} \onecolumn \clearpage % TODO some people put appendices here....not sure if I need to \section{References} \renewcommand{\section}[2]{} % noop the original bib section header \bibliography{../proposal} \bibliographystyle{naturemag} \end{document}