
AWARDS
2016
We awarded selected Organ Procurement Organizations,
which have been extraordinary supportive to
our Patients and our Islet Transplant Program
OUR AWARDS


2017
Justyna Golebiewska
Pancreatic Islet Transplantation.
European Society for Organ Transplantation.
Study Scholarship
2017
Justyna Golebiewska
International Pancreas and Islet Transplantation Association/EPITA Opinion Leaders Workshop
Educational Grant
Comparative evaluation of simple indices using a single fasting blood sample to estimate cell function after islet transplantation.
2016
Piotr Witkowski
Excellence in Teaching Award,
Department of Surgery, University of Chicago.
2014
Zehra Tekin
Scientific Award,
22nd Annual Charles B. Huggins Research Symposium, Chicago, IL
Preliminary Results From A Recent Cohort At University Of Chicago.
2014
Piotr Witkowski
Scientific Award,
15th Annual Rachmiel Levine Symposium.
Advances in Diabetes and Obesity, Los Angeles,CA
Preservation of Beta Cell Function Following Pancreatic Islet Autotransplantation.
2012
Piotr Witkowski
Diabetes Research and Training Center Award
The University of Chicago
Coating of the islets with T regulatory cells as a novel immunoprotection
2012
Piotr Witkowski
Pilot and Collaborative Translational and Clinical Studies Award
Institute For Translational Medicine
The University of Chicago
Generation of clinical-grade ex-vivo expanded T regulatory cells for the treatment in allograft
recipients
2011
Natalia Marek- Trzonkowska
Research Fellowship Award
Polish- American Kosciuszko Foundation
Feasibility of in vitro expansion of T regulatory cells for adoptive immunotherapy from potential recipients of pancreatic islets.
2011
I Ergenc
Young Investigator Scientific Travel Award.
International Islet and Pancreas Transplantation Association Congress, Prague, Czech Republic
Microencapsulation of the pancreatic islet within biofunctional GLP-1/PEG hydrogel
2011
Ryosuke Misawa
Young Investigator Scientific Travel Award.
International Islet and Pancreas Transplantation Association Congress, Prague, Czech Republic
Impact of aging on the in vivo potency of human islet preparations.
2011
Natalia Marek- Trzonkowska
Young Investigator Scientific Travel Award.
International Islet and Pancreas Transplantation Association Congress, Prague, Czech Republic
Coating of human pancreatic islets with CD4+CD25+CD127- T regulatory cells inhibits the rejection. A novel immunoprotective approach.
2011
Ryosuke Misawa
Scientific Award
18th Annual Charles B. Huggins Research Symposium, Chicago, IL
Impact of aging on the in vivo potency of human islet preparations.
2011
Adam Krzystyniak/ Piotr Witkowski
Mentee/Mentor Scientific Award
XII The Transplantation Society/ European Society of Organ Transplantation Basic Science Meeting, Cape Code, MA.
Coating of human pancreatic islets with CD4+CD25+CD127- T regulatory cells inhibits the rejection. A novel immunoprotective approach.
2010
Andrew Scavone
Scientific Award
17th Annual Charles B. Huggins Research Symposium, Chicago, IL
Augmentation of the pancreatic islets with GLP-1 anchored to cell surface of improves their glucose secreation.