Jamie Rice

Jamie Rice has extensive experience in the field of biology and research. They currently hold the position of Head of Discovery Biology at Covant Therapeutics, where they began in May 2023. Prior to this role, Jamie worked as the Senior Director of Biology at Covant Therapeutics from September 2022 to May 2023.

Before joining Covant Therapeutics, Jamie worked at Roivant Sciences as a Director from July 2021 to September 2022. They also served as a Principal Investigator at Roivant Sciences from March 2021 to July 2021.

Jamie's earlier experience includes working at Silicon Therapeutics as a Principal Investigator from June 2019 to March 2021, and as a Senior Investigator from November 2016 to June 2019.

They also worked at Harvard Medical School as a Postdoctoral Fellow from January 2015 to November 2016, and at Boston Children's Hospital as a Research Fellow from January 2015 to November 2016, where they focused on cancer metastasis research and vaccine development.

Jamie began their career at Ciencia Inc. as a Research Scientist / Consultant from July 2007 to January 2015, where they developed cellular microarrays for detecting T cell responses in diabetes and arthritis models.

Jamie's educational background includes a PhD in Immunology from the University of Connecticut, where they worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow from August 2014 to December 2014 and as a Research Assistant / PhD Candidate from August 2009 to August 2014. They conducted research on autoimmune diseases and stress response proteins.

Overall, Jamie Rice has a diverse background in biology research, with a focus on immunology, autoimmune diseases, and cancer metastasis.

Jamie Rice received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physiology and Neurobiology from the University of Connecticut in 2002. They then went on to complete a PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Connecticut from 2009 to 2014. In 2016, Jamie Rice attended Harvard Medical School, where they completed the Healthcare Innovation and Commercialization Course. In addition to their degrees, Jamie Rice also obtained certifications such as the Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research Certification and the Human Subject Biomedical Research Certification from the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative in September 2013. They also obtained the UConn IACUC certification from the same institution in January 2014.