About this site
Islets of Langerhans, often called just islets are small organs present in the pancreas. They contain different types of cells that secrete hormones like insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin. Impairment of islet function cause diabetes. Numerous scientists are doing research on islets and I am one of them. This website is about my academic background and my involvement in islet research.
My CV
Education
PhD in Cell Biology - Diabetes, Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden — Awarded May 19, 1995
Awarded the title of Associate Professor (Swedish Docent) in Experimental Endocrinology at Karolinska Institutet, January 13, 1999
Specialist in Internal Medicine, certified by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare — March 3, 2007
Licensed Physician, certified by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare — February 23, 2005
Certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), USA — January 27, 1987
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, (with six honors), Chittagong Medical College, Bangladesh — October 14, 1980
My Publications
Islam, M. S. 2025. Ryanodine Receptors in Islet Cell Function: Calcium Signaling, Hormone Secretion, and Diabetes. Cells 14(10):690.doi: 10.3390/cells14100690.
Matos, GM, Andersson, B, Islam, MS. 2022. Expression of Transient Receptor Potential Channel Genes and Their Isoforms in Alpha-Cells and Beta-Cells of Human Islets of Langerhans. J Diabetes Re. 2022 Aug 3;2022:3975147. doi: 10.1155/2022/397145
Islam, M. S. 2021. Diabetes: From Research to Clinical Practice. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1307:1-5. doi: 10.1007/5584_2020_553
Nordenskjold, F., Andersson, B., Islam, M. S. 2020. Expression of the Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor and the Ryanodine Receptor Ca(2+)-Release Channels in the Beta-Cells and Alpha-Cells of the Human Islets of Langerhans. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1131:
271-279. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-12457-1_11.
Islam, M. S. 2020 Stimulus-Secretion Coupling in Beta-Cells: From Basic to Bedside. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1131:943-963. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-12457-1_37.
Islam, M. S. 2020. Calcium Signaling: From Basic to Bedside. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1131:1-6. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-12457-1_1.
Islam, M. S. 2020. Molecular Regulations and Functions of the Transient Receptor Potential Channels of the Islets of Langerhans and Insulinoma Cells. Cells. 9:685-707. doi: 10.3390/cells9030685.
Islam, M. S. 2018. Heart Failure: From Research to Clinical Practice. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1067:1-3. doi: 10.1007/5584_2018_181.
Islam, M. S. 2018. The Art and Science of Using Diuretics in the Treatment of Heart Failure in Diverse Clinical Settings. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1067:47-65. doi: 10.1007/5584_2018_182.
Schulman, S., Islam, M. S. 2017. Recent Advances in Thrombosis and Hemostasis-Part II. Semin Thromb Hemost. 43:809-810. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1605566.
Marabita, F., Islam, M. S. 2017. Expression of Transient Receptor Potential Channels in the Purified Human Pancreatic beta-Cells. Pancreas. 46:97-101. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000000685.
Ma, Z., Bjorklund, A., Islam, M. S. 2017. A TRPM4 Inhibitor 9-Phenanthrol Inhibits Glucose- and Glucagon-Like Peptide 1-Induced Insulin Secretion from Rat Islets of Langerhans. J Diabetes Res. 2017:5131785. doi: 10.1155/2017/5131785.
Islam, M. S. Schulman, S. 2017. Berzelius Symposium 93: International Conference on Thrombosis and Embolism. Semin Thromb Hemost. 43:811-813. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1605565.
Islam, M. S. 2017. Thrombolytic Therapy by Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Pulmonary Embolism. Adv Exp Med Biol. 906:67-74. doi: 10.1007/5584_2016_106.
Islam, M. S., 2017. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension. Adv Exp Med Biol. 956:109-116. doi: 10.1007/5584_2016_177.
Islam, M. S. 2017. Hypertension: From Basic Research to Clinical Practice. Adv Exp Med Biol. 956:1-2. doi: 10.1007/5584_2017_30.
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