ISLET CELL RECOURCE CENTERS CONSORTIUM - ISLET WORKSHOP MEETING
City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
Monday, July 11, 2005 - 7:45 am to 9:15 pm PST
AGENDA
 
7:30 am - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
 
8:00 am - 8:20 am I. Overview Clark Colton, MIT
 
8:20 am - 11:30 am II. Mitochondrial Function Assays Chair: Ronald Gill, U. Colorado
 
       A. Intact Islet Preps
 
            1. Oxygen Consumption Rate Clark Colton, MIT
Klearchos Papas, U.Minnesota
Ian Sweet, U. Washington
JoAnna Reems, Puget Sound
Chris Fraker, U. Miami		 PowerPoint Presentation Abstract
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11:30 am - 11:45 am Break
 
            2. ATP/ADP Ratio Olle Korsgren, Uppsala U. PowerPoint Presentation Abstract
 
       B. Individual Cells
 
            1. Mito. Memb. Potential
              Measurements on B-cells		 Hirohito Ichii, U. Miami PowerPoint Presentation Abstract
 
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch Served
 
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm III. Assessments of Beta Cells Chair: Gordon Weir, Joslin
 
       A. Apoptosis versus Replication Peter Butler, UCLA PowerPoint Presentation Abstract
 
       B. Insulin Stimulation Index Olle Korsgren, Uppsala U. PowerPoint Presentation Abstract
 
            1. Comments Alvin Powers, Vanderbilt U.
Robert Chow, USC		 PowerPoint Presentation Abstract
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       C. Beta Cell Count Susan Bonner-Weir, Joslin PowerPoint Presentation Abstract
 
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm Break
 
4:15 pm - 6:15 pm IV. Animal Transplantation Studies Chair: Ronald Gill, U. Colorado
 
       A. Use of Animal Models Ronald Gill, U. Colorado PowerPoint Presentation Abstract
 
       B. Animal Model Correlations Klearchos Papas, U. Minnesota PowerPoint Presentation Abstract
 
       C. Graft Function Leif Jansson, Uppsala U. PowerPoint Presentation Abstract
 
       D. Bioluminescent Imaging Alvin Powers, Vanderbilt U. PowerPoint Presentation Abstract
 
7:00 pm - 7:45 pm Dinner*
 
7:45 pm - 9:15 pm V. Recombinant Collagenase Chair: Jonathan Lakey, U. Alberta
 
       A. Types of Collagenase (general overview) Jonathan Lakey, U. Alberta PowerPoint Presentation Abstract
 
       B. cCMP Collagenase Manfred Kurfuerst, Serva PowerPoint Presentation Abstract
 
       C. Rationale for Good Digestion Paul R.V. Johnson, U. Oxford PowerPoint Presentation Abstract