Local type 1 diabetes community engagement.

T1D luncheon fundraiser event - Mar 1, 2025

Dr. Thompson, joined by members of his research team and his kids connected with the T1D community in Winnipeg at luncheon social event on March 1 2025 at the St Mary's church basement in Winnipeg for a T1D research fundraiser event. The event was hosted by Tracey Mcleod-Stecy and her family as a fundraiser to support an undergraduate summer student in T1D research in Dr. Thompson's lab for summer 2025. Dr. Thompson briefly shared about the focus of his lab and research efforts in T1D more generally. The food was amazing and the kids had a blast!

We had a fantastic time together and $2600.00 was raised to support student research in T1D in the lab! Many thanks to Tracey and her family for all their efforts and support of bringing new students into the field of T1D research in the lab! And the science cookies were delicious!

Podcast and online type 1 diabetes community engagement.

Dr. Thompson has participated in several diabetes podcasts and interviews, geared at promoting accessible scientific dialogue with the public and people and families living with T1D. Check out the links below to some recent podcast episodes and interviews:
The Juicebox Podcast - Episode 1431, Feb 12, 2025:

Dr. Thompson was featured as a guest on the Juicebox Podcast by Scott Benner. Dr. Thompson discusses his career journey, interest in T1D and what the future of T1D research could look like with AI and other lessons learned from other fields.

Click here or click the podcast logo to listen to this episode.

Diabetes Canada Podcast - season 7, episode 3, Apr 2023:
Beta cells are a big area of interest for researchers looking at ways to treat or prevent type 1 diabetes. Dr. Peter Thompson from the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba joins us on the show today to discuss his work studying beta cells to try and find new therapies.

Click here  or click the podcast logo to listen to this episode.
The SugarScience - Episode 20, Sept 2020 and 'heard on the street' June 2023:
In the podcast episode, Peter Thompson joins Monica Westley to discuss his research in the type 1 diabetes space. Dr. Thompson is an Assistant Professor at the University of Manitoba and his research focuses on investigating cellular and molecular mechanisms operating in pancreatic beta cells to understand how and why this disease occurs.
Dr. Thompson also provided a 'heard on the street' update with Monica Westley at the Islet Study Group meeting in Vancouver, BC held in June of 2023.

Click here or click the podcast logo to listen to this episode and the interview.
A new way of looking at beta cells with Dr. Peter Thompson, Nov, 2022
Todd Boudreaux at Beyond Type 1 interviewed Dr. Thompson about his recently launched research program at the University of Manitoba to understand beta cells and what goes wrong in type 1 diabetes. This followed from his funding by the Diabetes Research Connection during his postdoctoral fellowship training at the University of California San Francisco Diabetes Center.

Click here or the logo to read and watch the interview.

 Are you, your child or someone in your family personally affected by Type 1 Diabetes? We'd love to hear from you!

We are seeking to build connections with people living with T1D in Manitoba and beyond, who are interested in learning about our research, current T1D research more generally and sharing their unique perspectives and feedback. If you are affected by T1D (living with T1D, a caregiver for someone with  T1D) and you would like to join us or learn more, please reach out directly to Dr. Thompson.