Current Positions

Associate Professor, Department of Physiology & Pathophysiology
Investigator, DREAM, Children's Hospital Research Institute Manitoba.

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Islet Biology and Diabetes, University of California San Francisco (2020)
Doctor of Philosophy (Medical Genetics), University of British Columbia (2016)
Master of Science (Molecular Biology,) University of Alberta (2010)
Bachelor of Science (Molecular Genetics), University of Alberta (2007)

Research Focus

Dr. Peter Thompson’s basic and translational research program uses multidisciplinary approaches spanning endocrinology, immunology and cell biology to understand the pathogenesis of T1D from the perspective of the beta cells. His lab’s long-term goal is to develop therapies that can prevent disease progression and restore beta cell function in people living with T1D.

Research Interests

Type 1 Diabetes
Cell stress responses and fate decisions
Pancreatic islet biology
Autoimmunity
Epigenetics and gene regulation
Extracellular vesicles
Small molecule therapeutics