Jennifer Thompson PhD

Scientist | Maternal health, fetal development, obesity, menopause, adipose function. Opinions are my own.

[DOHaD2025 @DOHaD2025]

Symposium 01 DOHaD 2025
@DOHaD_Society @BrasilDohad @DOHaD_Colombia @Dohadcanada @DOHaDChile @DOHaD_AR @DOHaDAfrica @DohaDa @LA_DOHaD

[Libin Cardiovascular Institute @LibinInstitute]

Join us May 25 for The HeART of Women’s Health—a FREE event blending science + art to explore women’s heart health across the lifespan. Panel, exhibition, and powerful stories. 📍 cSPACE Marda Loop, Calgary.

🔗 Register: https://t.co/59DRl7RfIf

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#WomensHeartHealth #YYCevents #YYC #Calgary #UCalgary #UCalgaryMed #LibinWCHI #HerHeartMatters

[Libin Cardiovascular Institute @LibinInstitute]

Dr. Jennifer Thompson received a @CIHR_IRSC grant to investigate how estrogen, fat cells and immune cells interact to affect fat tissue health. They hope to uncover sex-specific differences that may lead to more individualized treatments. Read more ⬇️
https://t.co/MB7lXRMmH0

@JenniferAThomp #UCalgary #UCalgaryMed

[JThompsonLab @JThompsonLab]

WE’RE HIRING!

Our group is looking to hire a postdoctoral fellow to investigate sex differences in cellular crosstalk in the adipose tissue. Click here to apply and see more details: https://t.co/LBbwpFdb69

[JThompsonLab @JThompsonLab]

Newest review article from our lab is available in pre-proof now from the Canadian Journal of Cardiology ⬇️

https://t.co/KwiSu49Kis

[JThompsonLab @JThompsonLab]

Very excited to announce that our group has been awarded funds from CIHR to continue studying sex- and estrogen- dependent adipose tissue remodeling in obesity!

[Libin Cardiovascular Institute @LibinInstitute]

EmpowerHER: Championing Women’s Heart Health ❤️Join us Jan 18, 6:30–9:30pm at ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen, Calgary. Enjoy a panel with cardiovascular experts, a cooking demo with tastings, and cookbook signing with special guests Bonnie Stern & Anna Rupert. Limited tickets: https://t.co/MDkRODXAr4

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#EmpowerHER #LibinWCHI #YYCEvents #CalgaryEvents #UCalgary #HerHeartMatters #YYC #Calgary

[Jennifer Thompson PhD @JenniferAThomp]

@JThompsonLab grateful for this funding to explore how sex influences the impact of chemical #pollution on vascular health

[Heart & Stroke @HeartandStroke]

Our Grant-in-Aid program provides operating funds to support important research in the areas of heart disease & stroke.
Congratulations to our 2024/25 GIA recipients: https://t.co/uAyPycycQG.

[JThompsonLab @JThompsonLab]

A busy month for the lab! Recently #published in @Ped_Research from PhD student Jessica Wager - Development and Child Health in a World of Synthetic Chemicals
https://t.co/PBPydrmtS4

[JThompsonLab @JThompsonLab]

New preprint from PhD student @TaylorScheidl ⬇️

[JThompsonLab @JThompsonLab]

Newest work from our lab led by PhD student Jessica Wager ⬇️

[CJC Journals @CJCJournals]

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS: CJC is seeking original research papers for an August 2025 focus issue on "Obesity." Deadline for initial submissions: December 1, 2024. For more information, see here 👉 https://t.co/nCYhkfnzB8 #CallForPapers #Obesity #Cardiology #CardioEd #CJC
@StanleyNattel @JenniferAThomp @LopaschukLab @RobHegele

[GoRedforWomen @GoRedForWomen]

Be seen. Be heard. Be counted. Go Red for Women is more than just wearing red—it's about making an impact and raising awareness that cardiovascular disease is the top health threat for women. Even young women. And changing that stat, together. #NationalWomensHealthWeek #NWHW

[Taylor Scheidl, PhD 🔬🧫 @TaylorScheidl]

Feeling incredibly grateful to have been funded by @CIHRIGH for my PhD thesis project. 1st year Taylor would never believe it..

[CIHR Institute of Gender & Health @CIHRIGH]

Thank you to the trainees and researchers from Canadian universities who joined IGH yesterday’s Network Night at the OSSD annual conference in Norway!

We’re proud to convene senior and emerging sex and gender scientists & grow our research community.

#OSSD24

[Jennifer Thompson PhD @JenniferAThomp]

Alberta government aims to address gaps in women's health care with $26M injection https://t.co/Cd8vdfNtCp

[Libin Cardiovascular Institute @LibinInstitute]

🔬 #LibinResearchDay has been filled with excitement! We delved into scientific talks, enjoyed engaging TED-style presentations and rapid fire talks. University of Manitoba’s Dr. Ian Dixon delivered an insightful E.R. Smith lecture on cardiac fibrosis. Plus, the amazing poster presentations added to an incredible day for cardiac research! 👏

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

.@bmj_latest Collection on #HealthierSocieties features insights from experts including @rasanathan @DrTolullah @DrPrakit_ASH @MazzucatoM @NordstrmAnders @MartenRobert @kentbuse @RenzoGuinto

Read all about it:
https://t.co/hVcs0GKIvw

[CIHR Institute of Gender & Health @CIHRIGH]

Congratulations to grantees of IGH’s sex & gender in health research Priority Announcement pool!

👏@serenacm & @DrSonySinghMD
👏Stella Daskalopoulou
👏Vincent Joseph
👏@JenniferAThomp

See all grantees 👉 https://t.co/T3KHVvn23N

[JThompsonLab @JThompsonLab]

Our group is very grateful to @DiabetesCanada for funding our new research which endeavours to understand how sex differences in the body’s fat tissue drive the pathogenesis of obesity. We are very excited to continue this important work! 🎉