OUR TEAM

Principal Investigator: Peter J. Thompson, PhD
 

Peter completed his BSc in Genetics and MSc in Molecular Biology at the University of Alberta. He went on to a PhD in Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia where he studied epigenetic mechanisms of gene regulation in embryonic stem cells. He carried out his postdoctoral training at the Diabetes Center at University of California San Francisco, where he began applying his prior training in gene regulation and cell fate to Beta cell biology and Diabetes. In 2020 he joined Faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology & Pathophysiology and a Principal Investigator in the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) at the University of Manitoba. Outside the lab, he enjoys resistance training, playing music, exploring the outdoors with his family, checking out new restaurants and chess.

Interested in joining the team?

Dr. Thompson is always interested in hearing from talented and qualified prospective undergrad summer students, grad students, research assistants and postdocs. Please see the guidelines on applying to the lab and currently available positions below.

Important Update to Lab Recruiting efforts in light of COVID-19.

In light of the pandemic of COVID-19 and the ensuing disruptions to research activity, Dr. Thompson will not be recruiting graduate students until next year to start in the Fall-Winter 2021-22 term.
**Please check back in 2021 for more updates**