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Nicholas Whitticar

Postdoctoral Associate
Duke Molecular Physiology Institute
300 North Duke St, 49-208B, Durham, NC 27701
300 North Duke St, 49-208B, Durham, NC 27701

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Recent Publications


8538 Pancreatic Islet Adaptations to Hyperglycemia Are Prevented by Glycolytic Inhibition and Amplified by Inhibiting Membrane Depolarization

Journal Article Journal of the Endocrine Society · October 5, 2024 AbstractDisclosure: N.B. Whitticar: None. B.P. List: None. N. Bruce: None. R. Bertram: None. C.S. Nunemaker: None.Long before type 2 diabetes ensues, pancreatic islets underg ... Full text Cite

A Trypan Blue-Based ELISA Practice Test to Evaluate Trainee Performance.

Journal Article Journal of chemical education · June 2023 Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) is a valuable tool in various chemical and biological fields for investigating the presence and quantity of proteins of interest in given samples. The high importance of the assay makes it widely used in biological ... Full text Cite

Similarities in Calcium Oscillations Between Neonatal Mouse Islets and Mature Islets Exposed to Chronic Hyperglycemia.

Journal Article Endocrinology · July 2022 Pulsatility is important to islet function. As islets mature into fully developed insulin-secreting micro-organs, their ability to produce oscillatory intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) patterns in response to glucose also matures. In this study, we measured ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


The role of branched-chain hydroxy acids in interorgan metabolic homeostasis

FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by American Diabetes Association · 2026 - 2028

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