About the Authors
- Klearchos K. Papas
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* E-mail: kkpapas@surgery.arizona.edu
Affiliations Institute for Cellular Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Schulze Diabetes Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Melena D. Bellin
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Affiliations Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Schulze Diabetes Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- David E. R. Sutherland
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Affiliations Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Schulze Diabetes Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Thomas M. Suszynski
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Affiliations Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Schulze Diabetes Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Jennifer P. Kitzmann
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Affiliations Institute for Cellular Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Schulze Diabetes Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Efstathios S. Avgoustiniatos
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Affiliations Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Schulze Diabetes Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Angelika C. Gruessner
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Affiliation Institute for Cellular Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
- Kathryn R. Mueller
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Affiliations Institute for Cellular Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Schulze Diabetes Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Gregory J. Beilman
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Appakalai N. Balamurugan
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Affiliations Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Schulze Diabetes Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Gopalakrishnan Loganathan
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Affiliations Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Schulze Diabetes Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Clark K. Colton
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Affiliation Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Maria Koulmanda
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Affiliation The Transplant Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Gordon C. Weir
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Affiliation Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Josh J. Wilhelm
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Affiliations Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Schulze Diabetes Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Dajun Qian
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Affiliation Information Science, City of Hope, Duarte, California, United States of America
- Joyce C. Niland
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Affiliation Information Science, City of Hope, Duarte, California, United States of America
- Bernhard J. Hering
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Affiliations Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Schulze Diabetes Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KKP MDB DERS ESA GJB DQ JCN BJH. Performed the experiments: MDB DERS JPK KRM GJB ANB GL JJW. Analyzed the data: KKP MDB JPK ESA ACG KRM. Wrote the paper: KKP MDB TMS JPK ACG ANB GL JJW. Equipment design: KKP CKC MK GCW.