Dawn Thompson
Lecturer In Medical Sciences
I received my BSc Hons in Pharmacology from the University of Aberdeen followed by a PhD from the University of Strathclyde. Subsequently, I undertook postdoctoral training at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Centre (University of California, San Francisco) in Professor Jennifer Whistler’s laboratory, where my work focused on G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), specifically the role of dopamine D2 receptors in cocaine sensitisation. From here, I moved to the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre followed by training at the William Harvey Research Centre at Queen Mary London in the laboratory of Profs Mauro Perretti and Roderick Flower where I studied the trafficking properties of the Formylpeptide receptor family (also GPCRs) and their role in innate immunity. I returned to Aberdeen and continued my postdoctoral studies under the supervision of Prof Mirela Delibegovic investigating the role of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) in inflammation. In January 2020 I was appointed Lecturer in Medical Sciences. My lab investigates the consequences of disrupted GPCR trafficking in health and disease with a particular focus on addictive disorders, inflammation and metabolic health.
