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Diane Caitlin Saunders, BS, BA
Graduate Student, Powers laboratory, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
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8435 MRB IV
In the Powers Lab, I am investigating the role of pancreatic endothelial cell populations in the islet microenvironment, by determining their role in macrophage recruitment and beta cell regeneration. I am also isolating subpopulations of human islet cells, ultimately characterizing how gene expression varies during developmental stages and in disease states.