Welcome to the Thompson Lab!
Our Science
Pancreatic beta cells (green) undergoing a DNA damage response (red) and being attacked by self-reactive immune cells (blue cells surrounding beta cells) in a mouse model for Type 1 Diabetes.
Our lab uses cutting edge approaches to investigate how and why pancreatic beta cells are destroyed in Type 1 Diabetes.
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Our Location
We are located in the Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM), at the Bannatyne Campus of the University of Manitoba.
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Recent news from the lab.
Sept 2022. Jasmine P. joins the lab as our first graduate student! Welcome back Jasmine! Dr. Thompson was awarded a New Investigator Operating Grant from Research Manitoba! See the grant press release announcement here.
July 2022. Several grants were awarded to the Thompson Lab! The lab was awarded our first national health research grant, a CIHR Project Grant, in the Spring 2022 competition! Check out the research project here. The lab also received a Operating Grant from the Health Sciences Centre Foundation! See the grant announcement here. Finally, the lab also received a grant from the Thorlakson Foundation Fund at the University of Manitoba!
June 2022. Camille joins the lab as a part-time research assistant! Welcome Camille! Our first research paper was published in Molecular Metabolism! Check out the research article here
May 2022. Jasmine M. joins the lab as a summer undergraduate student on an Undergraduate Research Award! Congrats and welcome Jasmine!
Sept 2021. Jasmine P. joins the lab as a postbac student in PHGY5012 and first student in the lab. Welcome Jasmine!
July 2022. Several grants were awarded to the Thompson Lab! The lab was awarded our first national health research grant, a CIHR Project Grant, in the Spring 2022 competition! Check out the research project here. The lab also received a Operating Grant from the Health Sciences Centre Foundation! See the grant announcement here. Finally, the lab also received a grant from the Thorlakson Foundation Fund at the University of Manitoba!
June 2022. Camille joins the lab as a part-time research assistant! Welcome Camille! Our first research paper was published in Molecular Metabolism! Check out the research article here
May 2022. Jasmine M. joins the lab as a summer undergraduate student on an Undergraduate Research Award! Congrats and welcome Jasmine!
Sept 2021. Jasmine P. joins the lab as a postbac student in PHGY5012 and first student in the lab. Welcome Jasmine!
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