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2020 in review

I haven’t posted any lab news in almost a year. I think it is safe to say we have been a bit bogged down. But plenty of milestones were met. Jorge Santini passed his thesis proposal exam. Two papers were accepted (first authors Adrienne Widener and Kevin Ling) to RCS Biomaterials and Drug Delivery and […]

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New publication on beta cell imaging

The paper titled, “Advances in pancreatic islet monolayer culture on glass surfaces enable super-resolution microscopy and insights into beta cell ciliogenesis and proliferation” describes a novel method to advance high-resolution imaging of live or fixed beta cells as well as a protocol to induce beta cell proliferation. The aim of this paper is to investigate […]

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Dr. Phelps’ paper featured on cover of Diabetes

Our latest article is featured on the cover of the February issue of the journal Diabetes. http://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/66/2.cover-expansion   Primary Human and Rat β-Cells Release the Intracellular Autoantigens GAD65, IA-2, and Proinsulin in Exosomes Together With Cytokine-Induced Enhancers of Immunity. Cianciaruso C, Phelps EA, Pasquier M, Hamelin R, Demurtas D, Alibashe Ahmed M, Piemonti L, Hirosue […]

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