2nd International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association (IPITA) Key Opinion Leaders Meeting on Stem Cell Derived Beta Cells

2nd International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association (IPITA) Key Opinion Leaders Meeting on Stem Cell Derived Beta Cells is organized by International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association (IPITA), The Transplantation Society (TTS) and will be held during May 07 - 08, 2018 at Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Workshop topics will include:

• Identifying persistent challenges such as developing beta cells with full physiologic function
• Understanding the potential role of genome engineering to modify cells for therapeutic advantage
• Identifying optimal transplant platforms and encapsulation technologies
• Developing effective approaches to escape allo-, and autoimmunity
• Update on competing technologies including blastocyst complementation and gene edited xenografts
• Presenting recent preclinical and clinical trial results.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.