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.
May 2023. Jasmine Manji and Camille Prefontaine return to the lab for summer research positions. Jasmine was awarded an Undergraduate Research Award (URA) from the University of Manitoba. Congratulations Jasmine! Dr. Thompson attended and presented a talk at his first Gordon Research Conference on Pancreatic Diseases in Barga, Italy!
Apr 2023. Jasmine Pipella was awarded a prestigious Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master's (CGS-M) award! Congratulations Jasmine! Jay and Nicole finish their co-op terms in the lab.
Mar 2023. The lab was awarded two team grants jointly funded by CIHR and JDRF Canada to study heterogeneity and precision medicine in Type 1 Diabetes! Dr. Thompson will lead a team of investigators based at the University of Toronto, University of Montreal and University of Calgary. Dr. Thompson also joins a team of investigators at the University of British Columbia led by Dr. Elizabeth Rideout. See the press release announcement here.
Jan 2023. The Thompson lab welcomes new undergrad students Nicole Alcasid and Jay Wieler to the lab as our first co-op students. Welcome Nicole and Jay! Dr. Thompson was also awarded an End Diabetes 2022 operating grant from Diabetes Canada. See the press release announcement at Diabetes Canada here.
Nov-Dec 2022. Dr. Thompson attends the first annual CIRTN National meeting and the Diabetes Canada annual professional conference. Dr. Thompson also spoke in-person at his first major international conference since starting his position, at the 2022 Rachmiel Levine-Arthur Riggs Diabetes Research Symposium at City of Hope, Los Angeles, USA.
Apr 2023. Jasmine Pipella was awarded a prestigious Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master's (CGS-M) award! Congratulations Jasmine! Jay and Nicole finish their co-op terms in the lab.
Mar 2023. The lab was awarded two team grants jointly funded by CIHR and JDRF Canada to study heterogeneity and precision medicine in Type 1 Diabetes! Dr. Thompson will lead a team of investigators based at the University of Toronto, University of Montreal and University of Calgary. Dr. Thompson also joins a team of investigators at the University of British Columbia led by Dr. Elizabeth Rideout. See the press release announcement here.
Jan 2023. The Thompson lab welcomes new undergrad students Nicole Alcasid and Jay Wieler to the lab as our first co-op students. Welcome Nicole and Jay! Dr. Thompson was also awarded an End Diabetes 2022 operating grant from Diabetes Canada. See the press release announcement at Diabetes Canada here.
Nov-Dec 2022. Dr. Thompson attends the first annual CIRTN National meeting and the Diabetes Canada annual professional conference. Dr. Thompson also spoke in-person at his first major international conference since starting his position, at the 2022 Rachmiel Levine-Arthur Riggs Diabetes Research Symposium at City of Hope, Los Angeles, USA.
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