University of Virginia Health System

Islet Cell Transplantation

Links to Transplant and Related Organizations

UNOS brings together medicine, science, public policy and technology to facilitate every organ transplant performed in the United States. UNOS assists transplant doctors, patients, and members of the public by helping to ensure that organs are procured and distributed in a fair and timely manner.

The NDIC hosts a web page that provides a good summary on the function of islet cells in the pancreas, the process of islet transplantation, the research context, drug regimens and additional links.

CITR is an organization that faciltates nationwide collaboration on the collection of data for islet cell transplantion. This collaboration, by bringing together data from many centers, helps to accumulate data required to move islet cell tranplantation from experimental to normalized use (hopefully with insurance coverage).

The National Institutes of Health sponsors this web site, providing updated information on current clinical trials. In the "Search Clinical Trials" box, type the words "islet cell transplantation" and click on "Search" to obtain a list of relevant clinical trials.

The ADA sponsors a web page providing a general overview of islet cell transplantation.

The ISTR, located at the University Medical Center of Giessen in Germany, and is responsible for data collection and computer entry on all islet auto-, allo- and xenotransplants performed throughout the world. The ISTR publishes a newsletter for participating and other interested institutions.

The FDA hosts a colorful and informative web page on pancreas islet transplantation.