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Singhal G, Chee MJ, Tan TG, Ouaamari AE, Adams AC, Najarian R, Kulkarni RN, Benoist C, Flier JS, Maratos-Flier E, et al. Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) protects against high fat diet induced inflammation and islet hyperplasia in pancreas. PLoS One. 2016;11(2):e0148252.

Dirice E, Kulkarni RN. Harnessing immune cells to enhance β-cell mass in type 1 diabetes. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2016;64(1):14–20.

Ouaamari AE, Dirice E, Gedeon N, Hu J, Zhou J-Y, Shirakawa J, Hou L, Goodman J, Karampelias C, Qiang G, et al. SerpinB1 Promotes Pancreatic β Cell Proliferation. Cell metabolism. 2016;23(1):194–205.

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Boucher J, Softic S, Ouaamari AE, Krumpoch MT, Kleinridders A, Kulkarni RN, O\textquoterightNeill BT, Kahn R. Differential roles of insulin and IGF-1 receptors in adipose tissue development and function. Diabetes. 2016;65(8):2201–2213.

Shirakawa J, Kulkarni RN. ERRγ-A New Player in β Cell Maturation. Cell metabolism. 2016;23(5):765–767.

Valdez IA, Dirice E, Gupta MK, Shirakawa J, Teo AKK, Kulkarni RN. Proinflammatory cytokines induce endocrine differentiation in pancreatic ductal cells via STAT3-dependent NGN3 activation. Cell reports. 2016;15(3):460–470.

Molven A, Hollister-Lock J, Hu J, Martinez R, Nj\olstad PR, Liew CW, Weir G, Kulkarni RN. The Hypoglycemic Phenotype Is Islet Cell–Autonomous in Short-Chain Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase–Deficient Mice. Diabetes. 2016;65(6):1672–1678.

Dhawan S, Dirice E, Kulkarni RN, Bhushan A. Inhibition of TGF-β signaling promotes human pancreatic β-cell replication. Diabetes. 2016;65(5):1208–1218.