The IIDP coordinates the distribution of human islets from the five islet isolation centers listed below. These islet isolation centers provide high quality human islets for national and international researchers. Human islets are isolated from pancreata procured from Cadaveric Organ Donors and granted permission to be used for research purposes. Once the islets are isolated, the Centers enter information about the islets into the IIDP Broadcast System database including islet purity, viability, index and counts. Sterility and potency data are added to the database subsequently due to the required testing time. Investigators selected by the IIDP algorithm are notified of the availability of these islets through the IIDP Broadcast System and, if accepted, islets are shipped to the researchers directly from the islet isolation centers. These five islet isolation centers have extensive experience in isolating human islets and delivering a high quality product to the research community.
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Scharp-Lacy Research Institute
Director: David Scharp, MD
27402 Aliso Viejo Parkway
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
E: dscharp@prodolabs.com
Islet Shipping Contact: Brian Haight
Shipping Address: Same as above
T: (949) 727-1972
F: (949) 727-1936
E: bhaight@prodolabs.com
University of Miami
Director: Camillo Ricordi, MD
Diabetes Research Institute
1450 NW 10 Avenue (R-134)
Miami, FL 33136
E: ricordi@miami.edu
Islet Shipping Contact: Joel Szust
Shipping Address: Same as above
T: (305) 243-6007 or (305) 343-1969
F: (305) 243-2813
E: jszust@med.miami.edu
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Director: Ali Naji, MD, PhD
3400 Spruce Street
1 Founders Bldg.
Department of Transplantation
Philadelphia, PA 19104
E: ali.naji@uphs.upenn.edu
Islet Shipping Contact: Chengyang Liu
Shipping Address: Unv of PA School of Med
319 Stemmler Hall
36th Street and Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
T: (215) 746-2117
F: (215) 746-3187
E: chliu@mail.med.upenn.edu
University of Wisconsin
Director: Luis A. Fernandez, MD
Division of Organ Transplantation
UW-Madison Hospitals & Clinics
600 Highland Avenue
Department of Surgery H5/301
Madison, WI 53792-3236
E: luisf@surgery.wisc.edu
Islet Shipping Contact: Laura Zitur
Shipping Address: University of Wisc
1111 Highland Avenue (WIMR Bldg)
Fifth Floor Laboratory #5168
Madison, WI 53705-2275
T: (608) 262-8459
F: (608) 262-7565
E: zitur@surgery.wisc.edu
Southern California Islet Cell Resources Center
Director: Fouad Kandeel, MD, PhD
City of Hope
Department of Diabetes, Metabolism & Endocrinology
1500 E. Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010
E: fkandeel@coh.org
Islet Shipping Contact: Dr. Kevin Fererri
Shipping Address: City of Hope
Department of Diabetes, Metabolism & Endocrinology
1500 E. Duarte Road, Gonda Bldg., B1016
Duarte, CA 91010
T: (626) 256-4673, ext 85021
F: (626) 301-8136
E: kferreri@coh.org