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    \huge\textbf{Optimizing T Cell Manufacturing and Quality Using
      Functionalized Degradable Microscaffolds}

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    \LARGE Nathan John Dwarshuis, B.S. \\

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    \Large PhD Thesis \\
    Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering \\
    Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University

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  Committee Members

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  \noindent
  Dr. Krishnendu Roy (Advisor) \\
  Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia
  Institute of Technology and Emory University

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  \noindent
  Dr. Madhav Dhodapkar \\
  Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University

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

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

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  \noindent
  Dr. Sakis Mantalaris \\
  Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia
  Institute of Technology and Emory University }
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\section*{acknowledgements}

Thank you to Lex Fridman and Devin Townsend for being awesome and inspirational.

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\section{background and significance}
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\subsubsection*{current T cell manufacturing technologies}

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\subsection*{strategies to optimize cell manufacturing}

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\subsubsection*{strategies to characterize cell manufacturing}

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\subsection{Innovation}

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