Michael C. Lawrence, PhD, is a biomedical scientist whose research focuses on pancreatic islet biology, adult pancreatic progenitor-like cells, islet cell regeneration, and translational approaches for diabetes and pancreatogenic diabetes. His work has included studies of human islet isolation, islet transplantation, pancreatic cell expansion, islet-like organoid differentiation, and molecular mechanisms regulating endocrine cell maturation and function. Dr. Lawrence has contributed to research involving human pancreatic tissue, islet progenitor-like cell populations, single-cell transcriptomic analysis, spatial genomics, and functional assays of insulin-producing cells. His current research interests include adult-derived pancreatic progenitor biology, cellular plasticity, beta-cell differentiation, organoid-based models of pancreatic regeneration, and the development of cell replacement strategies for diabetes.