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Alex Pieters

University of British Columbia

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Tanya J. BennetiD· 3 shared Tara M. CaffreyiD· 3 shared Iryna LiubchakiD· 2 shared Karen C. CheungiD· 2 shared Tanya Solomon· 2 shared Alexis Hilts· 1 shared Alicia Fung· 1 shared Andrew C. YungiD· 1 shared

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Strategies to improve neurite outgrowth from primary neurons ingelatin methacrylate hydrogels polymerized with visible lightexposure inside a microscale 3D model

Iryna Liubchak, Joseph Sadden, Tanya Solomon, Yvonne Xie, Sai Cheong NG, Tanya J. Bennet, Nasrin Zohreh, Peter Doel, Alex Pieters, Paul Richard Juralowicz, Alexis Hilts, Alicia Fung, Samantha Mung, Kaiwen Liu, Tara M. Caffrey, Karen C. Cheung

This study evaluates GelMA hydrogel properties for promoting neurite outgrowth from DRG explants, finding that 3% GelMA with 95% DoF supports the longest neurite extension.

bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering

Engineering a Multilayer Microfluidic Airway-On-A-Chip with Tunable GelMA Hydrogel for Physiologically Relevant Aerosol Exposure Studies

Tanya J. Bennet, Avineet Randhawa, Alex Pieters, Tara M. Caffrey, Tanya Solomon, Eric Lyall, Ryan D. Huff, Carley Schwartz, Yu Xi, Christopher Carlsten, Karen C. Cheung

This paper develops a microfluidic airway-on-a-chip with GelMA hydrogel for studying smoke-induced airway responses, showing inflammatory and fibrotic effects from TGF-β1 and wood smoke exposure.

Scientific Reports · Sep 9, 2026Peer-reviewedBioengineering

Effects of MRI on an Injectable Hydrogel with Magnetically Alignable Microstructures for Oriented Cell Growth

Yas Oloumi Yazdi, Tanya J. Bennet, Andrew C. Yung, Kirsten Bale, Alex Pieters, Iryna Liubchak, Anna A. Meyer, Tara M. Caffrey, Stefan Alexander Reinsberg, Laura De Laporte, John D. W. Madden, Karen C. Cheung

This study examines the effects of MRI on an injectable hydrogel with magnetic microstructures, finding no change in alignment or heat generation under MRI exposure.

bioRxiv · Apr 21, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering