Islet Production Facility Core

Although islet transplantation has become a clinical and experimental reality, the challenge to investigators has been that human pancreatic tissue processing is a very complex, highly specialized and costly procedure that requires technical expertise and a properly equipped facility. This Core provides FDA approved human islets for use in clinical islet transplant trials and provides human and mouse islets to investigators working on basic and applied research projects. Please see our homepage for additional information including pricing and recharge.

Services Provided:

• Islet Production
• Islet Assessment

Location
UCSF Diabetes Center
513 Parnassus Avenue
Box 0540 - HSW 118
San Francisco, CA 94143-0540

Facility Contact
Jeffrey Bluestone, PhD
Faculty Director
Phone: 415.514-1683

Gregrory Szot, MS
Facility Director
Phone: 415.514.2108

Facility Homepage