About Me

Hi, I'm Tejas R. Jammihal, a research investigator at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. My expertise lies in the field of bioinformatics and computational biology, where I use my technical skills to understand the underlying biological mechanisms of cancer. My goal is to identify novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets that will improve patient outcomes.

Education

I hold a Master of Biotechnology degree from The Pennsylvania State University and a Master & Bachelor of Technology in Biological Engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. I have honed my skills in both theoretical and practical aspects of biotechnology, which have been invaluable in my current role.

Research & Work Experience

At MD Anderson Cancer Center, I am designing, developing, and validating bespoke pipelines to quantify the expression of human endogenous retroviruses from transcriptomic data. I have made several exciting discoveries and developed analysis methods for cutting-edge sequencing platforms. Additionally, I have been involved in writing and presenting grants and manuscripts to advance the field.

Previously, I worked as a bioinformatics analyst at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, where I used computational methods to understand the role of clonal neoantigens and tertiary lymphoid structures as prognostic biomarkers in cancer therapy. I also worked as a computational biologist at Novartis Institute of Biomedical Research, where I identified transcriptomic signatures of physiological response to cigarette smoke in pre-clinical models of smoking.

Teaching & Mentoring Experience

At MD Anderson Cancer Center, I am a peer mentor, where I familiarize new hires with technical and biological know-how in the field of immunogenomics and neoantigen prediction. I also have teaching experience as a teaching assistant at IITM, where I demonstrated and assisted in laboratory experiments and graded lab reports.

If you would like to learn more about me or my work, please feel free to contact me using the contact info below. I would love to hear from you.