BSc, PhD
Lecturer
- 51cg
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- Email Address
- dthompson@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
office 6.15/lab 2.48
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition,
Institute of Medical Sciences,
Foresterhill, Aberdeen
ext: office:7513
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Biography
I received my B.Sc Hons in Pharmacology from the 51cg before obtaining a Ph.D from the University of Strathclyde under the supervision of Prof Susan Pyne, where I studied the enzymes sphingosine kinase and sphingosine-1-phosphate phosphatase. My postdoctoral training began at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Centre (University of California, San Francisco) in the laboratory of Professor Jennifer Whistler, where I investigated the consequences of disrupted GPCR trafficking in health an disease. Specifically, my work focused on the dopamine receptor family and their role in cocaine sensitisation. From here, I moved to the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre at Imperial College London 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 the 51cg 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.
- Research
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Research Overview
My research philosophy involves determining processes at the molecular level and translating these into whole animal physiology. My specific focus is G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) regulation and the molecular mechanisms controlling GPCR endocytosis and post-endocytic fate, how these control cellular function, how disruption of these process alters cell function and ultimately how this leads to disease in the animal.
Research Areas
Research Specialisms
- Pharmacology
- Neuroscience
- Cell Biology
- Immunology
- Diabetes
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is , published under the licence.
- Publications
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Substrate-specific regulation of the mTORC1 pathway by G protein-coupled receptors
The Biochemical journal, vol. 483, no. 10, pp. 1817-1834Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Investigation into ligand selectivity and bias at the formyl peptide receptor family
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, vol. 393, no. 1, 103764Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Bioactivity Profiles of Progressively Ring-Fluorinated Cyclohexyl Motifs in the WKYMVm Peptide as Formylpeptide FPR2 Agonists and in Keto-Piperazines as Antitrypanosome Agents
ChemBioChem, vol. 26, no. 22, e202500384Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Identification of a regulatory sequence within the third intracellular loop that governs β-arrestin binding to the muscarinic M5 receptor
Cellular Signalling, vol. 135, 112004Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Hydroxysteroid 17-beta dehydrogenase 13 (Hsd17b13) knockdown attenuates liver steatosis in high-fat diet obese mice
Experimental Physiology, vol. 110, no. 8, pp. 1071-1086Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Loss of GPR75 protects against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and body fat accumulation
Cell Metabolism, vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 1076-1087Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A refined method of adult tissue resident stem cell derived primary human hepatic organoid cultures
Contributions to Journals: Conference Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
FGF21 sensitivity in hepatocellular carcinoma could be impaired through reduction in FGFR1 and KLB expression
Contributions to Journals: Conference Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Hydroxysteroid 17-beta dehydrogenase 13(Hsd17b13)knockdown attenuates liver steatosis in high-fat diet obese mice
Working Papers: Preprint Papers- [ONLINE] DOI:
P125: Development and Evaluation of a Novel Antibody to Human FGF21
Journal of Pathology, vol. 261, no. S1, pp. S63Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Myeloid PTP1B deficiency protects against atherosclerosis by improving cholesterol homeostasis through an AMPK-dependent mechanism
Journal of translational medicine, vol. 21, 715Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Generating a novel 3D primary human hepatic organoid model for study of metabolic diseases
Contributions to Journals: Conference Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Fenretinide inhibits obesity and fatty liver disease but induces Smpd3 to increase serum ceramides and worsen atherosclerosis in LDLR-/- mice
Scientific Reports, vol. 13, 3937Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Using Game of Thrones to teach physiology during lockdown and beyond.
Europhysiology 2022, pp. 263-264Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Using Game of Thrones to teach neuroscience and neuropharmacology during lockdown
51cg Annual Academic Development Symposium 2021Contributions to Conferences: Posters- [OPEN ACCESS]
- [ONLINE] Annual Academic Development Symposium 2021
Phosphoprotein enriched in astrocytes (PEA)-15 is a novel regulator of adipose tissue expansion
Scientific Reports, vol. 11, 6949Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Design, synthesis, radiosynthesis and biological evaluation of Fenretinide analogues as anticancer and metabolic syndromepreventive agents
ChemMedChem, vol. 15, no. 16, pp. 1579-1590Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Endocytic Sorting and Downregulation of the M2 Acetylcholine Receptor is Regulated by Ubiquitin and the ESCRT Complex
Neuropharmacology, vol. 162, 107828Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Response to comment by Moxon et al
Clinical Science, vol. 132, no. 1, pp. 39-41Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Pharmacological inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B protects against atherosclerotic plaque formation in the LDLR-/- mouse model of atherosclerosis
Clinical Science, vol. 131, no. 20, pp. 2489-2501Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Myeloid protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) deficiency protects against atherosclerotic plaque formation in the ApoE−/− mouse model of atherosclerosis with alterations in IL10/AMPKα pathway
Molecular Metabolism, vol. 6, no. 8, pp. 845-853Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Novel G protein-coupled receptors in Pancreatic Beta cells
Experimental Biology, 1052.1Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE]
Identification of a novel recycling sequence in the C-tail of FPR2/ALX: association with cell protection from apoptosis
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 289, pp. 36166-36178Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Ligand-specific conformational change of the G-protein-coupled receptor ALX/FPR2 determines proresolving functional responses
PNAS, vol. 110, no. 45, pp. 18232-18237Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Increased axonal bouton dynamics in the aging mouse cortex
PNAS, vol. 110, no. 16, pp. E1514-E1523Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: