Welcome to the BCBC
The mission of the Beta Cell Biology Consortium (BCBC) is to facilitate interdisciplinary approaches that will advance our understanding of pancreatic islet development and function with the long-term goal of developing a cell-based therapy for insulin delivery. (read more)
Resource Tags
Latest Reagents & Resources
Most Recent from All Collections
- OE.Human.CCND3.CMV
Released on Jul. 30, 2010, to the BCBC. - OE.Human.CCND2.CMV
Released on Jul. 30, 2010, to the BCBC. - OE.Human.CCND1.CMV
Released on Jul. 30, 2010, to the BCBC. - OE.Human.CDK4.CMV
Released on Jul. 30, 2010, to the BCBC.
Antibodies
- Polyclonal Mouse mArx raised in Gguinea Pig
Released on Apr. 23, 2010, to the BCBC. - Polyclonal Mouse Arx raised in Rabbit
Released on Mar. 4, 2010, to the BCBC. - Polyclonal Mouse Irx2 raised in Rabbit
Released on Mar. 4, 2010, to the BCBC. - Polyclonal Mouse Ngn3 raised in Goat
Released on Nov. 23, 2009, to the BCBC. - Polyclonal Mouse Pax4 raised in Guinea Pig
Released on Oct. 20, 2009, to the BCBC.
Adenoviruses
- OE.Human.CCND3.CMV
Released on Jul. 30, 2010, to the BCBC. - OE.Human.CCND2.CMV
Released on Jul. 30, 2010, to the BCBC. - OE.Human.CCND1.CMV
Released on Jul. 30, 2010, to the BCBC. - OE.Human.CDK4.CMV
Released on Jul. 30, 2010, to the BCBC. - OE.Human.CDK6.CMV
Released on Jul. 30, 2010, to the BCBC.
Expression Studies
- Transcriptional profiling of Ptf1a-dependent progenitor to acinar cell development
Released on Jul. 21, 2010, to the BCBC. - 8-12 week old Pdx1+/- vs Pdx1+/+ mouse littermates
Released on Jul. 21, 2010, to the public. - Genomewide Analysis of Histone Modifications in Normal Human Islets
Released on Jul. 21, 2010, to the public. - ChIP-on-chip of Pdx1 binding in Min6 cells
Released on Jul. 21, 2010, to the public. - Pdx1 Min6 siRNA
Released on Jul. 21, 2010, to the public.
Mouse ES Cell Lines
- Rosa26R26-228-6XNotch-TA-Cerulean
Released on Jan. 20, 2010, to the BCBC. - Rosa26R26-228-3XCNotch-TA-Cerulean
Released on Jan. 20, 2010, to the BCBC. - Rosa26R26-60-6XNotch-TA-Cerulean
Released on Jan. 20, 2010, to the BCBC. - Rosa26R26-228-AR8-TA-mCherry
Released on Jan. 20, 2010, to the BCBC. - Rosa26R26-60-AR8-TA-mCherry
Released on Jan. 20, 2010, to the BCBC.
Mouse Strains
- Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(Ccnd1T286A)Stang
Released on Jun. 24, 2010, to the public. - ROSA26tm8 Suss(tetONkx2.2)
Released on Mar. 9, 2010, to the BCBC. - Rosa26tm1.4Mgn
Released on Dec. 22, 2009, to the BCBC. - Rosa26tm1.3Mgn
Released on Nov. 25, 2009, to the BCBC. - Neurog3tm1.1(nCre)Ggu
Released on Oct. 28, 2009, to the BCBC.
Protocols
- T1D Mouse Necropsy for Pancreas and Related Organs
Released on May. 6, 2010, to the public. - Purification of MafA under Denaturing Conditions
Released on Feb. 15, 2010, to the public. - Wholemount Immunofluorescence
Released on Feb. 12, 2010, to the public. - Co-culturing endothelial cell lines with embryonic pancreas explants
Released on Jan. 24, 2010, to the public. - Culturing Different Endothelial Cell Lines
Released on Jan. 24, 2010, to the public.
Announcing BCBC 3.0
Effective August 1, 2010, the BCBC has entered its third funding cycle. A list of funded U01 projects and their investigators is available.
News & Events
- Sep. 19, 2010 - Beta Cell Imaging Symposium to Precede Annual EASD Meeting
- Aug. 01, 2010 - BCBC Website Version 3.9 Released
- Jul. 29, 2010 - NIDDK Announces Successful Applicants for BCBC 3.0 Participation
- Jun. 02, 2010 - BCBC 3.8 Website Released
Articles
- Apr. 23, 2010 - Exploring pathways to generating beta cells: Transdifferentiation of alpha cells to beta cells following beta cell ablation in adult mice
- Mar. 18, 2010 - Pax4 ectopic expression in the pancreas defines a pathway for beta cell generation in vivo.
- Jun. 29, 2009 - Small Molecules Direct Embryonic Stem Cells towards Endoderm or Pancreatic Fate
Career Opportunities
- Aug. 17, 2010 Assistant Professor Position Available - Medical School at University of Algarve, Portugal, Regenerative Medicine - Belo group
If you would like to post a position, please read the instructions.

