John D. Thompson, PhD

John D. Thompson, PhD has a diverse work experience in the field of biosciences. John D. started their career as an Undergraduate Student Researcher at the University of the Pacific, where they focused on cloning human genes and optimizing protein purification techniques. John D. then progressed to become a Graduate Student Researcher at the same institution, conducting in-depth research on protein-protein and protein-DNA binding affinities, testing drug efficacy, and optimizing cloning techniques.

Following their time at the University of the Pacific, John joined Duke University as a Graduate Student Researcher, where they conducted extensive research on enhancer activation during appendage regeneration. John D. generated RNA-seq and ATAC-seq libraries to study transcriptional and epigenetic changes and created transgenic zebrafish lines for genetic analysis using CRISPR and I-SceI.

After completing their studies at Duke, John took on the role of a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the University of California, Merced. Here, they designed and analyzed scRNA-seq and scATAC-seq experiments to study zebrafish gastrulation. John D. also utilized in-situ hybridization and hybridization chain reaction techniques to validate findings.

Currently, John is working at Parse Biosciences as a Field Application Scientist II. Additional information about this role is not provided in the structured information.

John D. Thompson, PhD, completed their education in a chronological manner. John D. started their academic journey in 2006 at San Joaquin Delta College, where they obtained an Associate of Science (AS) degree in Natural Sciences in 2010. Following this, they attended the University of the Pacific from 2010 to 2013, earning a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Biochemistry. From 2013 to 2015, they pursued further education at the same university and obtained a Master of Science (MS) degree in Biology/Biological Sciences, General. Finally, they attended Duke University from 2015 to 2020 and successfully completed their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Cell Biology.