Nichola Thompson

Dr. Nichola Thompson is a Senior Lecturer in the Medical Sciences department at the University of Adelaide. Her research focuses on mitochondrial dysfunction in acute conditions like pancreatitis, metabolic programming influenced by prenatal nutrition, and the developmental origins of obesity and related metabolic disorders. She employs experimental models to study tissue-specific pathologies and explore interventions such as exercise to mitigate adverse metabolic outcomes.

Her work bridges clinical and experimental medicine, with publications addressing mitochondrial function in disease states, organ-specific responses to metabolic challenges, and the lifelong impacts of early-life nutritional environments. Research areas include redox biology, sepsis treatment, and the physiological mechanisms underlying obesity prevention strategies.

Dr. Thompson’s studies often involve animal models to investigate how prenatal and postnatal factors shape metabolic flexibility and organ function. Her findings contribute to understanding disease mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets in critical care and chronic conditions.