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Integrated Islet Distribution Program

IIDP Staff

 

Joyce C. Niland, PhD, Chair of the Department of Diabetes & Cancer Discovery Science within the Arthur Riggs Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute at COH serves as Principal Investigator (PI) for this program. Carmella Evans-Molina, MD, PhD, Director of the Indiana Diabetes Research Center at Indiana University (IU), its Islet and Physiology Core, and the IU Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, serves as co-PI.

Each of these investigators brings her own critical expertise to this vital program: Dr. Niland with over 35 years of experience in study coordination, informatics, biostatistics, and overseeing national/international coordinating centers, and Dr. Evans-Molina as a physician scientist with expertise in human islet biology, specializing in clinical diabetes.

 
Integrated Islet Distribution Program Joyce Niland

Joyce C. Niland, Ph.D.

Co-Principal Investigator

 

Integrated Islet Distribution Program Carmella Evans-Molina

Carmella Evans-Molina, M.D., Ph.D.

Co-Principal Investigator

 

 

The IIDP is supported by a highly experienced staff with expertise in the relevant programming, islet biology, regulatory, biostatistical, and administrative areas.

 
Integrated Islet Distribution Program James Cravens

James Cravens, M.P.H.

IIDP Program Manager

 

Integrated Islet Distribution Program Jess Girard

Jess Girard, M.P.H.

Project Manager

 

 
Integrated Islet Distribution Program Barb Olack

Barbara Olack

Senior Research Coordinator

 

Integrated Islet Distribution Program Shaunna Spears

Shaunna Spears

IIDP Business Manager

 

 
Integrated Islet Distribution Program Julie Kilburn

Julie Kilburn

Statistician

 

 

 

 

IIDP Developers

Integrated Islet Distribution Program Jenny Chuang

Jenny Chuang

Database Administrator

 

Heather Sibley

Heather Sibley

Software Developer

 

Integrated Islet Distribution Program Julie Yousefi

Julie Yousefi

Software Developer

 

Human Islet Phenotyping Program (HIPP) of IIDP

HIPP provides phenotypic data on islets post-shipment, received from the islet isolation centers following each isolation. These data include purity, viability and potency assessments as well as hormone content and histological analysis of total preparation for endocrine vs exocrine cells and average composition of α, β, and δ cells through standardized assays.

HIPP - Marcela Brissova, PhD

Marcela Brissova, Ph.D.

Director

 

HIPP - Fan Feng, Ph.D.

Fan Feng, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

 

HIPP - Shaojun Mei

Shaojun Mei

Senior Research Specialist

 

HIPP - Anastasia Coldren

Anastasia Coldren

Senior Research Specialist

 

HIPP - Jay Taylor

Jay Taylor

Research Assistant I

 

 

Human Islet Genotyping Initiative (HIGI) of IIDP

HIGI provide a summary of the genetic characteristics of each donor and generate partitioned genetic risk (pGRS) scores for type 1 and type 2 diabetes. These pGRS are visualized to provide an overview of the genetic contributions of a variety of physiological processes (e.g., islet cell, liver, adipose dysfunction) to each individual donor’s diabetes risk.

HIGI - Anna Gloyn, DPhil

Anna Gloyn, DPhil

Director

 

HIGI - Varsha Rajesh

Varsha Rajesh

LSRP1

 

HIGI - Swaraj Thaman

Swaraj Thaman

LSRP1

 

HIGI - Seth Sharp

Seth Sharp, Ph.D.

Alumnus Post-doc

 

HIGI - Dr. Han Sun

Han Sun, Ph.D.

Computational Biologist

 

HIGI - Lu Zhang

Lu Zhang

Post-Doc