About the Authors

Raphael P. H. Meier

Affiliation Cell Isolation and Transplantation Center, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Jörg D. Seebach

Affiliation Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital and Medical Faculty, Geneva, Switzerland

Philippe Morel

Affiliation Cell Isolation and Transplantation Center, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Redouan Mahou

Affiliation Institut d’Ingénierie Biologique et Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Sophie Borot

Affiliation Cell Isolation and Transplantation Center, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Laurianne Giovannoni

Affiliation Cell Isolation and Transplantation Center, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Geraldine Parnaud

Affiliation Cell Isolation and Transplantation Center, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Elisa Montanari

Affiliation Cell Isolation and Transplantation Center, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Domenico Bosco

Affiliation Cell Isolation and Transplantation Center, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Christine Wandrey

Affiliation Institut d’Ingénierie Biologique et Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Thierry Berney

Affiliation Cell Isolation and Transplantation Center, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Leo H. Bühler

Affiliation Cell Isolation and Transplantation Center, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Yannick D. Muller

yannick.muller@unige.ch

Affiliations Cell Isolation and Transplantation Center, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital and Medical Faculty, Geneva, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RPHM JS LB YDM. Performed the experiments: RPHM RM LG EM YDM. Analyzed the data: RPHM YDM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JS PM SB GP LB TB DB CW YDM. Wrote the paper: YDM. Helped in the isolation of human islets: RPHM GP LG DB SB.