The Integrated Islet Distribution Program (IIDP) began at City of Hope (COH) as the Islet Cell Resource in 2002, and has been operating since 2009 as the IIDP, the largest organized effort in the world to provide human islet preparations for research. Because human islet research is critical to understanding pancreatic cellular biology and the pathophysiology of diabetes, and given the substantial differences from murine islets, access to human islets is essential to translate findings from cell lines and mouse models.

Flow of Worldwide Islet Distribution