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Education

• B.S. Biotechnology, The Pennsylvania State University, 2013
• Masters. Biotech, The Pennsylvania State University, 2013
• Ph.D in Genetics, Emory University, 2024 (expected)

Prior Work experience

• 2016-2019: Senior Associate Scientist
  • Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
  • Upstream cell culture process development lead for monoclonal antibody product
  • BLA and regulatory filings
  • Advanced process control technology development
• 2013-2016: Engineer I
  • Biogen
  • Pilot plant operations,
  • Process technology transfers (cGMP, site transfers, etc)
  • Advanced process modeling development

Publications

Distinct transcriptomic and epigenomic modalities underpin human memory T cell subsets and their activation potential

James R. Rose,Bagdeser Akdogan-Ozdilek, Andrew R. Rahmberg,Michael D. Powell,Sakeenah L. Hicks,Christopher D. Scharer, Jeremy M. Boss. Communications Biology (Accepted)

An IRF4–MYC–mTORC1 Integrated Pathway Controls Cell Growth and the Proliferative Capacity of Activated B Cells during B Cell Differentiation In Vivo

Dillon G. Patterson, Anna K. Kania, Madeline J. Price, James R. Rose, Christopher D. Scharer, Jeremy M. Boss. The Journal of Immunology October 1, 2021, 207(7) 1798-1811; DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2100440

Talks

Epigenome accessibility changes before and after activation reveal distinct and progressive differentiation for human memory T cell subsets

May 06, 2022

Talk at Annual Meeting of American Association of Immunologists, Portland, Oregon

Epigenome accessibility changes of memory T cell subsets

April 27, 2022

Talk at Emory DSAC conference, Emory University

A hero’s journey: How memory T cell remember their prior activations and take on specialized subset roles

January 25, 2022

Talk at Genetics & Molecular Biology Graduate Seminar, Virtual

Emory Learning At Laney, 2021

October 04, 2021

Poster at Emory Learning at Laney Event, Atlanta, GA

Chromatin Changes are Associated with Augmented Genes in Human Memory T Cells

May 20, 2021

Talk at Emory Chromatin Club, Virtual

Unique abilities of human memory T cell subsets are associated with both specialized gene expression modules and epigenetic priming.

May 15, 2021

Poster at Annual Meeting of American Association of Immunologists, Virtual

Human memory T cell subsets share a core gene expression program defining memory as well as subset-specific gene modules related to effector functions and self-renewal

February 12, 2021

Talk at Annual Emory DSAC Conference, Virtual

Teaching

Teaching Assistant, IBS519: Statistical Rigor, Reproducibility, and Experimental Design for Biomedical Data Analysis. Fall 2022

Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Data Analysis in R. Fall 2020 & Fall 2021

Skills

• R, Unix
• Shiny Development
• Genomics pipeline development
• Git/Github
• Python (some)
• Memorizing Immunology markers

Service and leadership

• Student Representative for Graduate Program Executive Committee