Latest News

Congrats Ananth for Receiving UROP Funding!

May 20th, 2026

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!!

Congratulations LaDora!

December 17th, 2025

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! 

GSA Boston 2025. Donald P. Kent Award winner LaDora Thompson (Boston Univ). Photo by Alabastro Photography.

 

 

CMTM 2025 Poster Session

December 17th, 2025

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

December 17th, 2025

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!

December 17th, 2025

Thompson Lab welcomes our new postdoctoral researcher Lillie Rentería!

Graduating Undergraduates 2025

May 21st, 2025

Congratulations to our graduating undergraduate researchers Parth Shah, Nicholas Yuen, and Ava Camarero! They've all put in so much work over the years and we are sure they will make great physicians. The Thompson Lab will not be the same without them!

MHet ARC Annual Symposium 2025

May 21st, 2025

The Thompson Lab enjoyed seeing everyone's research at our annual MHet ARC symposium this April.

Grant Laskin (PhD) in front of his poster

 

Collaborating undergraduate researcher Tuva next to her poster

Congratulations to Tuva (right) on her poster and Thompson lab undergraduate researcher Ava Camarero (left) on her work on the collaboration!

UROP Poster Session

October 29th, 2024

Our undergraduate researcher Parth Shah did a fantastic job designing and presenting a poster on his UROP project this month.