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08:30–10:15 TBD

Plenary Session IV

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Hao Yin (CN)

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Light-driven bioprinting of stem cell-derived islets and engineered pancreatic tissues

Riccardo Levato (NL)

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Richard C .Lillehei Memorial Lecture: Title TBD

Marie Christine Vantyghem (FR)

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10:15–10:45 Coffee Break / Exhibits

10:30–12:00 TBD

Patient Selection – Who Gets What?

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10:30–12:00 TBD

Understanding the Islet Niche for Next-Generation Cell Therapy

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Chairs Shareen Forbes (GB) · Jessie Barra (US)

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Engineering the islet niche with cellular therapies for stem cell derived islets

Yasaman Aghazadeh (CA)

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Biomaterials that instruct the islet microenvironment: From design to translation

Cherie Stabler (US)

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10:30–12:00 TBD

Emerging Technologies for Islet and Cellular Manipulation

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10:30–12:00 TBD

Allied Health Session II

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10:45–12:15 Concurrent Sessions

12:00–13:00 TBD

Corporate Symposium - Encellin

Corporate Symposium

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12:15–13:45 Lunch Break / Exhibits 13:30–15:00 Oral Abstract Sessions

15:00–15:30 TBD

Coffee Break / Poster Discussion

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15:30–17:00 Concurrent Sessions

15:30–17:00 TBD

Go With the Flow: Machine Perfusion of the Pancreas

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Oxygenated Hypothermic Machine Perfusion (HMPO₂): Optimizing preservation and beta-cell protection

Mohamed Elzawahry (GB)

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Normothermic ex vivo pancreas perfusion: From feasibility to clinical viability assessment

Trevor Reichman (CA)

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15:30–17:00 TBD

Imaging and Functional Assessment of the Graft

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15:30–17:00 TBD

Mechanisms of Beta Cell Failure: Implications for Durable Beta Cell Replacement

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Chair Valeria Sordi (IT)

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Senescent but surviving: beta cell persistence and dysfunction as barriers to durable graft function

Peter Thompson (CA)

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Stress, autophagy and immunogenicity: how beta cell state may shape graft vulnerability

Amelia Linnemann (US)

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Why islet grafts fail: Clinical lessons for durable beta cell replacement

James Shaw (GB)

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17:00–17:45 TBD

IPITA Business Meeting & Awards

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19:00–00:00 TBD

Cocktail & Banquet

Networking Event

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