Author ORCID Identifier

0000-0002-4020-1822

Date of Graduation

8-2022

Document Type

Dissertation (PhD)

Program Affiliation

Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Advisor/Committee Chair

Nick Navin

Committee Member

Ken Chen

Committee Member

Simona Shaitelman

Committee Member

Cullen Tanaguchi

Committee Member

Jennifer Wargo

Abstract

This work utilizes single cell RNA sequencing to identify transcriptional populations and gene changes for the purpose of immune-related cancer therapies. First we have characterized the T cell populations of the normal and malignant human pancreas. Furthermore, we utilized single cell TCR sequencing to track transcriptional states of T cell clones from human PDACs into a T cell culture product for adoptive cell therapy. Second, we examined the potential role of radiotherapy in inducing an immune response in hormone receptor positive breast tumors.

Keywords

single cell, breast cancer, genomics, PDAC, cell therapy, radiotherapy

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