- Label
- Third Islet From The Sun
- Artist
- Wesley Eaton
- Description
- A redox-sensitive biosensor was virally delivered to an islet of Langerhans and selectively expressed in β-cells. Islets of Langerhans are endocrine cell clusters found in the pancreas, primarily made up of insulin producing β-cells. These cells are responsible for maintaining blood glucose levels in the body. This research works to understand the cellular stress beta cells experience while stimulated by measuring reactive oxygen species in β-cells.
- Type
- Confocal Microscopy
- Artist Affiliation
- Graduate Student
- Department
- Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Area of Research
- Analytical chemistry
- Date
- 2019