Pancreas, Islet and Stem Cell Transplantation for Diabetes

1. The history of pancreas transplantation ; 2. The nature of the problem: why do we need pancreatic transplantation? ; 3. Experimental models in whole organ pancreatic transplantation ; 4. Indications, patient evaluation and selection ; 5. Donor management and selection in pancreas transplantation ; 6. Procurement and benchwork preparation of the pancreatic graft ; 7. Pancreas preservation ; 8. Surgical techniques of pancreas transplantation ; 9. Immunosuppression for pancreas transplantation ; 10. Pancreatic rejection: histology, diagnosis and treatment ; 11. Surgical complications of pancreas transplantation ; 12. Medical and urological complications of pancreas and kidney/ pancreas transplantation ; 13. Post-transplant glucose intolerance ; 14. Long term metabolic and other consequences of pancreas and islet transplantation ; 15. Quality issues in pancreas transplantation ; 16. Pancreas transplantation using living donors ; 17. Pancreas transplant outcomes for United States (US) cases as reported to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and the International Pancreas Transplant Registry (IPTR) ; 18. Insulin Gene Therapy ; 19. A historical view for the development of cellular and islet transplantation ; 20. Fetal and neonatal pancreatic tissue transplantation ; 21. Experimental approaches to the prevention of islet rejection ; 22. Suitable donor selection, techniques of islet isolation and purification for human islet allograft transplantation ; 23. Outcomes and clinical effectiveness of islet transplantation ; 24. Islet auto-transplantation ; 25. Approaches to immunological tolerance and potential application in pancreatic islet transplantation ; 26. History of pancreatic stem cell transplantation and alternative islet sources ; 27. Stem cell therapy for the treatment of diabetes ; 28. Future challenges in Beta cell replacement therapies ; 29. Beta cell regenearation in the post-natal pancreas ; 30. Gene and stem cell therapy for diabetes