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Sugar Science, Ask the Expert
Sugar Science, Ask the Expert

Short seminar summarizing the mechanism of BefA as published in Cell Metabolism

Microbiome Research X Podcast
Microbiome Research X Podcast

Noster and Science Microbiome Prize Interview with Dr. Hill

BefA, a microbiota-secreted membrane disrupter, disseminates to the pancreas and increases beta cell mass
BefA, a microbiota-secreted membrane disrupter, disseminates to the pancreas and increases beta cell mass

A mechanistic description of the bacterial protein, BefA, and its conserved ability to elicit direct proliferation of beta-cells

From bugs to β cells
From bugs to β cells

One-hundred years ago, the discovery of the hormone insulin by Frederick Banting and Charles Best transformed the prognosis of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Practically overnight, a diagnosis of T1D went from meaning certain suffering and death to being a manageable, albeit difficult, condition that could result in a long and full life.

2022 NOSTER & Science Prize Winners
2022 NOSTER & Science Prize Winners

Jennifer Hampton Hill received an undergraduate degree from California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt and her PhD in Biology from the University of Oregon in Eugene in Dr. Karen Guillemin’s laboratory.

Pursuing a Hunch
Pursuing a Hunch

University of Oregon, Around the O video promotion

A conserved bacterial protein induces pancreatic beta cell expansion during zebrafish development
A conserved bacterial protein induces pancreatic beta cell expansion during zebrafish development

The first time the microbiota was connected to host beta-cell development in zebrafish

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