Integrated Islet Distribution Program City of Hope National Medical Center Department of Diabetes and Cancer Discovery Science Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute 1500 East Duarte Road Duarte, CA 91010-3000 iidp-email@coh.org
	Online Application
	All investigators requesting islets must complete and submit an application to the IIDP Coordinating Center including a concise but thorough and informative description of the specific objectives, methods associated with the use of islets, rationale for the number of islets requested and statistical methodologies to be employed. If the islets are to be used for a project supported by a NIH funded or other peer reviewed grant, this should be noted. Provision of adequate information for review will enhance the applicant’s application.
	Peer-reviewed applications will be administratively reviewed by the IIDP staff. For non-peer reviewed applications, on a monthly basis, a subcommittee of the EEC will review all applications received by the first of each month and will make recommendations based on the information submitted. All applicants will be notified of approval and disapproval. If approved, applicants may then arrange for subsequent receipt of islets from all or a specific IIDP center.
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	Inquiries
	For resource information, contact Janice Sowinski (see below).
	For programmatic information, contact:
	Kristin M. Abraham, Ph.D. Project Scientist Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases NIH/NIDDK 6707 Democracy Blvd., Rm 795 Bethesda, MD 20892-5460 Telephone: (301) 451-8048 E-mail: abrahamk@mail.nih.gov
	Key IIDP Staff Members
	Director Joyce Niland, Ph.D. Telephone: 626-256-4673 x63032 Fax: 626-301-8802 E-mail: jniland@coh.org	Project Manager Janice Sowinski, M.S.. Telephone: 626-536-5641 E-mail: jsowinski@coh.org
	Special Services, Facilities, or Instruments
	Integrated Islet Distribution Program Centers: Generate human islet cells and perform relevant tests in facilities compliant with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)/Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) guidelines. The IIDP Coordinating Center administers the project centers, collects data, distributes islets through the Matching Algorithm for Islet Distribution (MAID) providing a fair and equitable distribution of islets, collects subscription fees from users and reimburses IIDP centers for islet production to meet the goals of the IIDP.
	Collaborative Studies
	If you and a collaborator (or multiple collaborators) would like to receive the same islet offers and shipments, all of your studies can be linked. This will ensure that all collaborating studies have a chance to receive islets from the same islet isolation. Please note, however, that all linked studies need to have complementary islet requirements otherwise the competing requests will prevent all linked studies from qualifying for the same offers. For example, if one study is seeking islets with purity 90% or higher, and the collaborating study is seeking islets of 50% to 75% purity, then both studies will never simultaneously qualify for the same offer, and both studies will miss the majority of available islet offers. If you have further questions about this collaborative option or would like to utilize this option, please email James Cravens at jcravens@coh.org.