#1 Excited to share the final aim of my PhD thesis, now out in @NatureComms. Another fantastic collaborative effort between @DiabetesnPOD @Diabetes_DRI @umiamimedicine @PLID_Info @UF @TheHpap @HIRN_CC @ADA_DiabetesPro #pancreaticslices #pancreas #T1D #T2D nature.com/articles/s4146… #2 First of all what are human pancreatic tissue slices (HPS)? these are 120-130micron thick tissue slices from a human pancreas donated for research. HPS have been used previously to study beta-cell physiology but owing to difficulties they were difficult to culture.