 Recently, she studied proteins from "Drosophila melanogaster" and maize that are analogous to HMGB1 in order to describe a simpler, general mechanism of the self-inhibitive behavior of the DNA-binding regions of the HMG-boxes in HMGB1.She currently continues to lead a team of researchers in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge.Outside of her direct involvement at Cambridge, Thomas has received numerous awards and honors throughout her career.