Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology
Contact Information
Email: jet@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 x84465 or x32312
Location: Needles Hall 1005
Distinguished Professor Emeritus | Department of Biology, Faculty of Science
John Thompson is a retired professor in the department of biology. His research interests included biochemistry and molecular biology of programmed cell death: the molecular basis of membrane deterioration in senescing and aging tissues; comparative aspects of senescence and stress including the role of hormones and the involvement of free radicals; functional genomics of senescence and apoptosis.
Selected Publications:
- F. Ma, Z. Liu, T-W. Wang, M.T. Hopkins, C.A. Peterson and J.E. Thompson. (2010). Arabidopsis eIF5A3 influences growth and the response to osmotic and nutrient stress. Plant, Cell & Environ. (In press).
- B. Maier, T Ogihara, A. Trace, S. Tersey, R.D. Robbins, S. Chakrabarti, C. Nunemaker, N. Stull, C. Taylor, J.E. Thompson, R. Dondero, E. Lewis, C. Dinarello, J. Nadler and R. Mirmira. (2010). The hypusine modification of eIF5A is essential for mRNA shuttling and translation during the cytokine response in pancreatic islets. Journal Clinical Investigation. 120, 2156-2170.
- Z. Sun, Z. Cheng, C.A. Taylor, B.J. McConkey and J.E. Thompson. (2010). Apoptosis induction by eIF5A1 involves activation of the intrinsic mitochondrial pathway. Journal of Cellular Physiology 223, 798-809.