Scientists Identify "Elusive" Human Pancreatic Progenitor Cells

Scientists at the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI), University of Miami, have identified and characterized a population of progenitor cells located in defined areas of the human pancreas, which can be stimulated to develop into glucose-responsive beta cells. The researchers, co-led by Juan Dominguez-Bendala, Ph.D., DRI director of pancreatic stem cell development for translational research, and Ricardo Pastori, Ph.D., director of molecular biology, claim that their discovery could feasibly allo