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.
September 2023. Roozbeh Akbari Motlagh joins the lab as a research technician after completing his MSc studies at the University of Alberta and Alberta Diabetes Institute. Welcome Roozbeh!
August 2023. The lab published a comprehensive review article on beta cell senescence in diabetes co-authored by Dr. Thompson and colleagues in Frontiers in Endocrinology. See the article here. Camille and Jasmine finished their summer research positions in the lab with outstanding presentations at the CHRIM student seminar series and will continue their projects into the 2023-2024 academic year.
July 2023. The lab published an invited review article in Diabetologia on islet autoimmunity in Type 1 Diabetes, co-authored by Dr. Thompson, Jasmine Pipella and colleagues. See the article here.
June 2023. The lab welcomes Dr. Nayara Rampazzo Morelli as our first postdoctoral fellow! Welcome Nayara! Dr. Thompson also received two major career awards including the 2023 Allen Rouse Basic Science Career Development Award from the Manitoba Medical Services Foundation (MMSF) and the 2023 Ken Hughes Young Investigator in Medical Research Award from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Thompson also attended and presented at the Islet Study Group 2023 meeting in Vancouver, BC.
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.
August 2023. The lab published a comprehensive review article on beta cell senescence in diabetes co-authored by Dr. Thompson and colleagues in Frontiers in Endocrinology. See the article here. Camille and Jasmine finished their summer research positions in the lab with outstanding presentations at the CHRIM student seminar series and will continue their projects into the 2023-2024 academic year.
July 2023. The lab published an invited review article in Diabetologia on islet autoimmunity in Type 1 Diabetes, co-authored by Dr. Thompson, Jasmine Pipella and colleagues. See the article here.
June 2023. The lab welcomes Dr. Nayara Rampazzo Morelli as our first postdoctoral fellow! Welcome Nayara! Dr. Thompson also received two major career awards including the 2023 Allen Rouse Basic Science Career Development Award from the Manitoba Medical Services Foundation (MMSF) and the 2023 Ken Hughes Young Investigator in Medical Research Award from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Thompson also attended and presented at the Islet Study Group 2023 meeting in Vancouver, BC.
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.
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