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Islet Cell Resource CentersClinical Research Resources Links ON THIS PAGE: SEE ALSO: A consortium of NCRR-supported Islet Cell Resource Centers isolate, purify, characterize, stabilize, and ship clinical grade human pancreatic islets for subsequent transplantation into patients with type I diabetes and for basic research protocols. These centers procure whole cadaver pancreata and acquire relevant data about donors; improve islet isolation, purification, and assessment techniques; distribute islets for use in approved clinical and basic research protocols; and perfect the methods for stabilizing and transporting whole pancreata and storage and shipping of isolated islets. In this way, the centers optimize the viability, function, and availability of islets and help clinical investigators capitalize on the reported successes in islet transplantation. The centers are electronically linked through an Administrative and Bioinformatics Coordinating Center (ABCC). The ABCC, located at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California, manages a system with objectively defined criteria that establishes the order of priority for islet distribution. It also provides database and other informatics to track the utilization of pancreata and all distributed clinical grade islets for transplant and basic research, and supports the Islet Cell Resource Centers Consortium so that the research community has a single entry point to the program. Qualified researchers from domestic institutions may request islets by submitting a written application to the director of the ABCC. NCRR supports the centers in collaboration with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Program GuidelinesPolicy and Procedures for the Islet Cell Resource Centers Consortium Administrative and Bioinformatics Coordinating Center
City of Hope National Medical Center Grant No. 1 U42 RR17673 Web site: icr.coh.org
The Islet Cell Resource (ICR) Centers Consortium comprises an interactive group of academic laboratories. (Obtain contact information for a specific consortium laboratory by selecting the location of the desired Center on the Islet Cell Resources (ICR) Centers map Contact InformationFor information about the consortium and how to access its resources, please contact: Project Administrator
ABCC Director and Principal Investigator For program information, please contact:
Daniel Rosenblum, M.D. |
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bethesda, Maryland 20892 |
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