
Here, Thomas was enjoying good company in Oxford at the 3rd Joint EASD Islet and Beta-Cell Workshop. He also did a good job presenting a poster on our work on alginate encapsulation. Lise Bjørkhaug Gundersen, Thomas Aga Legøy, Marie Holm…
Cell-identity switches, in which terminally differentiated cells are converted into different cell types when stressed, represent a widespread regenerative strategy in animals, yet they are poorly documented in mammals. In mice, some glucagon-producing pancreatic α-cells and somatostatin-producing δ-cells become insulin-expressing…
One temporary short-term position is now available! The project aims to develop and employ (i) an innovative in vivo system allowing the differentiation, monitoring, retrieval, characterization and modulation of MODY-iPSC-derived β-cells; (ii) methods for characterizing the cellular processes and molecular…
The mechanisms that restrict regeneration and maintain cell identity following injury are poorly characterized in higher vertebrates. Following β-cell loss, 1-2% of the glucagon-producing α-cells spontaneously engage in insulin production in mice. Here we explore the mechanisms inhibiting α-cell plasticity.…