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Welcome Jordan!
Thompson Lab welcomes our new lab technician, Jordan Klembczyk!
UROP Fall Symposium 2026
Our undergraduate researcher Ananth Krishnan did a fantastic job designing and presenting a poster on his project at the UROP Fall Symposium. Congrats Ananth!
Congrats Ananth for Medical School Acceptance!!
Ananth has been accepted into the MMEDIC program at BU, and will be starting at the Chobanian & Avedisian Medical School in August 2028. Congrats Ananth, we are so excited for you!
Congrats Baylah for PhD Program Acceptance!!
Congratulations to our lab technician Baylah Mazonson for her acceptance into the Brandeis' Neuroscience PhD Program! She will be starting in August. Can't wait to see what you do!!
Congrats Ananth for Receiving UROP Funding!
One of our undergraduates has received summer UROP funding for a project centered around the role of aging and physiological stress in the shelterin complex. Congrats Ananth, we are excited to see your findings!!
Welcome to the new Undergraduate Students!
Welcome Juliette Echahamian and Nishka Baduamanda!
Congratulations LaDora!
Congratulations to LaDora on winning the Donald P. Kent Award at GSA 2025! The Donald P. Kent Award is given to a GSA member who exemplifies leadership through teaching, service, and interpretation of gerontology to the larger society. We are all so proud to be in LaDora's lab!

CMTM 2025 Poster Session
Baylah Mazonson, our lab technician, presents her research at the annual CMTM poster session.

From left to right: LaDora Thompson, Baylah Mazonson, Jenny Kim, Grant Laskin

From left to right: Lillie Rentería, Baylah Mazonson, Jenny Kim, Grant Laskin
GSA 2025 Poster Session
Grant Laskin, our postdoctoral researcher, presents his research at the GSA 2025 poster session.


From left to right: Grant Laskin, LaDora Thompson, Lillie Rentería
Welcome Lillie!
Thompson Lab welcomes our new postdoctoral researcher Lillie Rentería!