Stanford Islet Biennale (Nov. 30 - Dec. 1, 2026)

The Stanford Islet Biennale is a bi-annual meeting dedicated to islet transplantation and replacement for diabetes. This intimate, landmark event will fill a critical gap by providing an international platform to address emerging topics. The meeting will bring together thought leaders to discuss unmet needs and initiatives, and summarize these insights to inform future clinical trials. Key focus areas will include immune tolerance, salvage therapy for stage 2 and early-stage 3 type 1 diabetes (T1D) to preserve beta-cell mass, development of replacement islets, and innovative scientific opportunities for islet replacement in patients with non-autoimmune forms of diabetes.

Stanford's beautiful venue offers a compelling backdrop for convening a focused group of experts to collaborate on developing renewable sources of islet cells and advancing clinical trial opportunities for subjects with T1D and non-T1D. We believe this vibrant gathering will foster collaboration and drive significant advances in clinical diabetes treatment.

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INVITED

John Tisdale, MD, National Institutes of Health, NHLBI, Senior Investigator – Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics

John DiPersio, MD, PhD, Virginia E and Sam J Golman Professor; Section Director – Cellular Therapy, Washington University

Stephen Persaud, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University

Rita Bottino, PhD, Director of Islet Programs, Imagine Pharma

David Cooper, MD, PhD, Physician Investigator, Mass General Research Institute, Harvard University

Chuck Dorsey, PhD,Vice President, Immunology, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Audrey Parent, PhD, Associate Professor, University of California, San Francisco Diabetes Center

Esther Latres, PhD, Vice President of Research, Breakthrough T1D

Holger Russ, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida

Jeff Millman, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, Washington University

Sonja Schrepfer, MD, PhD, Research Scientist,Jim and Eleanor Randall Surgery & Regenerative Medicine Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Jason Gaglia, MD, MMSc, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Defu Zeng, PhD, Professor, Department of Immunology & Theranostics, City of Hope

Judy Shizuru, MD, PhD, Department of Medicine, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University

Varia Kirchner, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Stanford University

Siddharth Krishnan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

Walter Park, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, Stanford University

Stephan Busque, MD, Professor, Department of Surgery, Stanford University

Priya Prahalad, MD, PhD, Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University

Matthew Porteus, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University

Marina Basina, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, Stanford University

Eric Appel, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University

Alice Bertaina, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University

Edgar Engleman, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University

Avnesh Thakor, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Radiology, Stanford University

David Maahs, MD, PhD, Lucile Salter Packard Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University

Kyle Loh, PhD, Department of Developmental Biology (Stem Cell), Stanford University

Rajni Agarwal, MD, Department of Pediatrics - Stem Cell Transplantation, Stanford University

event locationS

Day 1 Venue:

Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center, Berg Hall 291 Campus Drive Stanford, CA 94305

Day 2 Venue:

Anderson Collection at Stanford University, 314 Lomita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305

Parking

Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center and Anderson Collection are circled in blue in the above map and "P" shows where parking is available. More accessible parking areas are circled in red. For information about payment options for visitor parking, please refer to here: https://transportation.stanford.edu/how-purchase-visitor-parking