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.
We respectfully acknowledge and are grateful for the opportunity we have to carry out diabetes research on Treaty 1 territory, the home of Anishinaabeg, Ininiwak, Anisininewak, Dakota Oyate and Dene peoples and homeland of the Red River Métis. |
Recent news from the lab.
February 2025. The Thompson lab was awarded two seed grants, one from the University of Manitoba Research Grants Program (URGP) and the other from the Diabetes Research Envisioned and Accomplished in Manitoba (DREAM) research theme catalyst grant fund! These pilot grants will provide critical seed funding to support new collaborations and expansion of the lab into new areas!
January 2025. The Thompson lab welcomed two new members this month. Dayu comes to the lab as a Science co-op rotation student on his first rotation to work on epigenetic mechanisms in beta cells. Mario joins the lab part-time as a technician to assist with a CIHR-Breakthrough T1D team grant on beta cell heterogeneity in T1D. Welcome Dayu and Mario! Nayara and Camille were successful in applying for CIRTN-R2FIC training awards for 2025-2026! Nayara's award is a postdoctoral fellowship for islet biology in T1D funded through Breakthrough T1D Canada, while Camille's training award is a MSc student scholarship for islet biology training through the CIRTN NSERC-CREATE program. Congrats Nayara and Camille!
December 2024. Nayara presented her research on senescent beta cell prosurvival pathways to the Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases division seminar series in the Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology! Congrats on a great talk Nayara! The Thompson lab topped off 2024 with a training day with Bio-Rep to learn how to use the PERI4 perifusion system for studying dynamic islet hormone secretion responses! Thanks to Bio-Rep for organizing a fantastic day, we are looking forward to carrying out some perifusion studies in 2025!
November 2024. The Thompson lab was very active in presenting ongoing research projects at a variety of meetings! Dr. Thompson presented a keynote lecture at the 9th annual Metabolic disorders and complications (MeDiC) research day at the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC). Camille, Mystica and Nayara presented research posters and Jasmine gave a research talk at the 13th annual DREAM diabetes research symposium in Winnipeg. Jasmine and Nayara also presented their research in oral and poster presentations, respectively, at the 3rd annual Canadian Islet Research and Training Network (CIRTN) conference and the Diabetes Canada professional conference in Halifax. Excellent work, everyone!!!
October 2024. Dr. Thompson teamed up with Dr. Jon McGavock of the DREAM research theme to host a special lab visit and tour for Breakthrough T1D (Formerly JDRF) donor families and they spoke at the 2nd annual JDRF Cocktails for a Cure fundraiser gala held at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. The events were an amazing success, with over $100,000 being raised for type 1 diabetes research efforts here in the Winnipeg chapter through the gala event! Dr. Thompson also hosted a CIHR-JDRF team grant for precision medicine in type 1 diabetes knowledge exchange meeting in Toronto with team members. It was great to meet everyone in person and to do some team-building! We are grateful for these opportunities to engage with people and families affected by type 1 diabetes as well as to build our team science-focused research programs!
September 2024. Jasmine gave a fantastic talk on her research on T cells and beta cell stress in T1D at the EASD 2024 conference in Madrid, Spain! Congrats Jasmine! The clinical research project on beta cell stress markers in T1D enrolled its first study participants! We are grateful to our patient/family advisory group in shaping and guiding this project as well as the engagement and involvement of children and adults living with T1D in this exciting research effort!
January 2025. The Thompson lab welcomed two new members this month. Dayu comes to the lab as a Science co-op rotation student on his first rotation to work on epigenetic mechanisms in beta cells. Mario joins the lab part-time as a technician to assist with a CIHR-Breakthrough T1D team grant on beta cell heterogeneity in T1D. Welcome Dayu and Mario! Nayara and Camille were successful in applying for CIRTN-R2FIC training awards for 2025-2026! Nayara's award is a postdoctoral fellowship for islet biology in T1D funded through Breakthrough T1D Canada, while Camille's training award is a MSc student scholarship for islet biology training through the CIRTN NSERC-CREATE program. Congrats Nayara and Camille!
December 2024. Nayara presented her research on senescent beta cell prosurvival pathways to the Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases division seminar series in the Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology! Congrats on a great talk Nayara! The Thompson lab topped off 2024 with a training day with Bio-Rep to learn how to use the PERI4 perifusion system for studying dynamic islet hormone secretion responses! Thanks to Bio-Rep for organizing a fantastic day, we are looking forward to carrying out some perifusion studies in 2025!
November 2024. The Thompson lab was very active in presenting ongoing research projects at a variety of meetings! Dr. Thompson presented a keynote lecture at the 9th annual Metabolic disorders and complications (MeDiC) research day at the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC). Camille, Mystica and Nayara presented research posters and Jasmine gave a research talk at the 13th annual DREAM diabetes research symposium in Winnipeg. Jasmine and Nayara also presented their research in oral and poster presentations, respectively, at the 3rd annual Canadian Islet Research and Training Network (CIRTN) conference and the Diabetes Canada professional conference in Halifax. Excellent work, everyone!!!
October 2024. Dr. Thompson teamed up with Dr. Jon McGavock of the DREAM research theme to host a special lab visit and tour for Breakthrough T1D (Formerly JDRF) donor families and they spoke at the 2nd annual JDRF Cocktails for a Cure fundraiser gala held at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. The events were an amazing success, with over $100,000 being raised for type 1 diabetes research efforts here in the Winnipeg chapter through the gala event! Dr. Thompson also hosted a CIHR-JDRF team grant for precision medicine in type 1 diabetes knowledge exchange meeting in Toronto with team members. It was great to meet everyone in person and to do some team-building! We are grateful for these opportunities to engage with people and families affected by type 1 diabetes as well as to build our team science-focused research programs!
September 2024. Jasmine gave a fantastic talk on her research on T cells and beta cell stress in T1D at the EASD 2024 conference in Madrid, Spain! Congrats Jasmine! The clinical research project on beta cell stress markers in T1D enrolled its first study participants! We are grateful to our patient/family advisory group in shaping and guiding this project as well as the engagement and involvement of children and adults living with T1D in this exciting research effort!
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