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Research Description

The Thompson Lab investigates the use of cell-based therapies to treat severe brain conditions. Our primary areas of research include: 

• Epilepsy Models and Treatment: Using engineered cell lines and stem cells to treat epilepsy in rodent models.
• Neurodegenerative Disorders: Researching the causes and potential treatments for epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurodegenerative conditions using multiple methods including histological, biochemical, and molecular techniques.
• Neural Cell lines and Stem Cell Biology: Studying genetically engineered and embryonic stem cells as a source for cell replacement strategies, including genetic manipulation and neural differentiation. 
• Cell Fusion experiments: Modeling the fusion between neuronal cells and stem cells in order to reveal the basic mechanisms that are involved.

Students learn:

• Cell culture techniques
• Biochemical assays
• Histopathology
• electrophysiology
• Modeling human neurological disease

Courses

Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology (Bio 130)

Neurobiology (Bio 333)

Research Methods in Biology (Bio 290)

Select Publications

1. Medical Research Archives, 2023,

• Kerry W. Thompson, Michelle Kanemori, Emily Kimes, Evthokia Hobbs, Jennifer Phan, Travis Wilson, Alex Wertheimer, Taylor Yoshida, Diana Flores-Barnett, Minji Kang, and Cameron Auyang

• Lucie Suchomelova, Kerry W. Thompson, Roger A. Baldwin, Jerome Niquet, and Claude G. Wasterlain

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• Jerome Niquet, Lucie Suchomelova, Kerry Thompson, Henrik Klitgaard, Alain Matagne, and Claude Wasterlain

6. .  Journal of Stem Cell Research and Transplantation, 2014

• Emily Kimes, Michele Kanemori, Daniella Amri, Ashley Noone, Jerika Barron, Ashley Saito, Omar Cortez-Toledo, Ellie Cortez-Toledo, David Arrizon, Johanna Quist, Yohualli Balderas, Melissa Miranda, Tina Tran, Frances Kim, and Kerry Thompson