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Gunnar B. Thompson

University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignORCID 0000-0003-2139-8700Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Brendan A.C. HarleyiD· 5 shared Andrés J. GarcíaiD· 2 shared Annika Carrillo Diaz De Leon· 2 shared Brittany A. PayaniD· 2 shared Ana Mora‐BozaiD· 1 shared Flores‐Velasco· 1 shared Jann Nagina SarkariaiD· 1 shared Jiye Lee· 1 shared

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Expanding Microgel Parameters to Model the Tumor Microenvironment and Examine Temozolomide Resistance in Glioblastoma

Brittany A. Payan, Joel Kattoor, Annika Carrillo Diaz De Leon, Gunnar B. Thompson, Tom Molley, Kristopher Alan Kilian, Jann Nagina Sarkaria, Brendan A.C. Harley

This study uses cell-laden microgels to model GBM tumor microenvironment heterogeneity and screen TMZ resistance in patient-derived xenografts.

bioRxiv · Jul 9, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering

Hydrogel microdroplet based glioblastoma drug screening platform

Brittany A. Payan, Annika Carrillo Diaz De Leon, Tejasvi Anand, Gunnar B. Thompson, Vishnu Vardhan Krishnamurthy, Ana Mora‐Boza, A. R. Garcia, Brendan A.C. Harley

This paper develops a hydrogel microdroplet platform for glioblastoma drug screening, showing it can assess TMZ response kinetics and enable high-throughput testing.

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A · Feb 1, 2026Peer-reviewedBioengineering

A microgel bone marrow model of mesenchymal stem cell paracrine signaling supporting hematopoietic stem cell retention

Gunnar B. Thompson, Kaila M. Kuo, Andrés J. García, Brendan A.C. Harley

This study develops a microgel-based bone marrow model to study mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) paracrine signaling's role in hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) retention and expansion.

bioRxiv · Dec 9, 2025 · PreprintBioengineering

Granular hydrogels as brittle yield stress fluids

Gunnar B. Thompson, Jiye Lee, Krutarth M. Kamani, Flores‐Velasco, Simon A. Rogers, Brendan A.C. Harley

This paper quantifies the rheological behavior of granular hydrogels using the Kamani-Donley-Rogers model with Brittility, showing they behave as brittle yield stress fluids with complex transient properties.

Advanced Materials · Jul 9, 2025Peer-reviewedBioengineering

Influence of Hypoxia on a Biomaterial Model of the Bone Marrow Perivascular Niche

Gunnar B. Thompson, Victoria R. Barnhouse, Sydney K. Bierman, Brendan A.C. Harley

This study investigates how hypoxia affects hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells in an engineered bone marrow model, showing improved cell maintenance under hypoxic conditions when oxygen shock is reduced.

Advanced Healthcare Materials · Apr 26, 2025Peer-reviewedBioengineering