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The Pericyte of the Pancreatic Islet Regulates Capillary Diameter and Local Blood Flow. (2018) Cell Metab, 27:630-644.

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Mouse pancreatic islet macrophages use locally released ATP to monitor beta cell activity (2017). Diabetologia, 61:182-192. 

β-arrestin-2 is an essential regulator of pancreatic β-cell function under physiological and pathophysiological conditions (2017). Nat Commun, 8:14295.  

Resealable, optically accessible, PDMS-free fluidic platform for ex vivo interrogation of pancreatic islets (2017). Lab Chip, 17:772-781.

Human Beta Cells Produce and Release Serotonin to Inhibit Glucagon Secretion from Alpha Cells (2016). Cell Reports, 17:3281-3291.

Liraglutide compromises pancreatic β cell function in a humanized mouse model (2016). Cell Metabolism, 23:541:546.

Spatial and temporal coordination of insulin granule exocytosis in intact human pancreatic islets (2015). Diabetologia, 58:2810-2818.

Young capillary vessels rejuvenate aged pancreatic islets (2014). Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 111:17612-7.

Control of insulin secretion by cholinergic signaling in the human pancreatic islet (2014). Diabetes, 63:2714-2726.

Paracrine and autocrine interactions in the human islet: More than meets the eye (2013). Semin Cell Dev Biol, 24:11-21.  

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Real time detection of acetylcholine release from the human endocrine pancreas (2012). Nature Protocols, 7:1015-23.

Alpha cells secrete acetylcholine as a non- neuronal paracrine signal priming human beta cell function (2011). Nature Medicine, 17:888-892.

Autonomic axons in the human endocrine pancreas show unique innervation patterns (2011). Cell Metabolism, 14:45-54.