Dr Dawn Thompson

Looking for a PhD candidate! Contact me if you wish to investigate a cellular compartment that 1) is certainly important but 2) we know almost nothing about. findaphd.com/phds/project/e…

Delighted to share our latest publication @TheBHF @AberdeenCDC @TenovusScotland @FriendsofANCHOR @AbdnLifeScience GRK5 regulates endocytosis of FPR2 independent of β-Arrestins - Journal of Biological Chemistry jbc.org/article/S0021-…

Great opportunity to join the lab and gain some industry experience @EastbioDTP @AberdeenCDC @AbdnLifeScience findaphd.com/phds/project/e…

EASTBIO: Exploring the role of the brain reward system in energy drink overconsumption during adolescence at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com findaphd.com/phds/project/e…

The lovely Alison fundraising at the Ellon Fire Station open day ⁦@BHFScotland⁩ ⁦@TheBHF⁩ ⁦@AberdeenCDC⁩

Great talk by PhD student @OliviaSoper19 at the Scottish Neuroscience Group meeting in @aberdeenuni

Promising advances towards treating people with #lipodystrophy and #diabetes in this new paper from Dr George McIlroy's lab - the first as lead author by Mansi Tiwari. Thanks to @DiabetesUK for funding this very important #research. Details here: tinyurl.com/4kd25bpk

As a ban on selling #energydrinks to under-16s is put back on the policy agenda in England - @FabNaneix continues important work with @DThompsonlab on how they affect young brains and possible links to later substance abuse, thanks to a generous new grant from @TenovusScotland

We have an exciting opening for a PhD position working on an interdisciplinary project 🥼with @dana_dawson16 🫀and @DThompsonlab 🧪🧫and twitterless Mathieu Sarracanie 🧲. All welcome in our lab! Details & apply 👇 findaphd.com/phds/project/n… #peptides #PhD @MIT_UoA @AberdeenCDC

Setting up at Ellon gala! ⁦@TheBHF⁩ ⁦@BHFScotland⁩ ⁦@RealDavidMc⁩ ⁦@AberdeenCDC⁩

All set up at the Newburgh gala! ⁦@TheBHF⁩ ⁦@BHFScotland⁩ ⁦@RealDavidMc⁩ ⁦@AberdeenCDC⁩

Honoured to be awarded the 2024 Principal's Excellence Award for Public Engagement with Research #lungevity . Great afternoon celebrating with my fellow winners!! @aberdeenuni @AberdeenCDC @AbdnLifeScience @Prof_DerekScott

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Wonderful donation of £100 from the ghostbusters of Aberdeen ⁦@BHFScotland⁩

Currently protected from potential hauntings by the ghostbusters ⁦@AberdeenCDC⁩ ⁦@AbdnLifeScience⁩ ⁦@TheBHF⁩ ⁦@BHFScotland⁩

All set up at the Kirk centre in Ellon. Thanks ⁦@ProfJohnBarrow⁩ and ⁦@physoc⁩ for lending your augmented reality props ⁦@AberdeenCDC⁩ ⁦@AbdnLifeScience⁩ ⁦@TheBHF⁩ ⁦@BHFScotland⁩ ⁦@RealDavidMc⁩ @

An absolute pleasure to work with @nicolajsmith78 on this commentary, highlighting the challenges of orphan GPCRs and why moving our focus from a ligand centric approach could be key to unravelling their pharmacology. @AbdnLifeScience @AberdeenCDC nature.com/articles/s4159…

Huge congratulations to @Aya_Abdallah003 who successfully defended her PhD, investigating a novel approach to managing neuro inflammation. Special thanks to James Hislop, @DThompsonlab, @PeterMc66323620, Ann Rajnicek, @AberdeenCDC @AbdnLifeScience