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Institute for Diabetes and Organoid Technology

The focus of the Institute for Diabetes and Organoid Technology (IDOT) is to understand and modify the mechanisms underlying pancreas development and function with the goal to improve disease progression and outcome. We utilize organoid systems derived from human pluripotent stem cells as well as mouse models to study pancreas biology, diabetes and pancreatic cancer, with the goal to prevent or reverse disease-related pathological processes.

The focus of the Institute for Diabetes and Organoid Technology (IDOT) is to understand and modify the mechanisms underlying pancreas development and function with the goal to improve disease progression and outcome. We utilize organoid systems derived from human pluripotent stem cells as well as mouse models to study pancreas biology, diabetes and pancreatic cancer, with the goal to prevent or reverse disease-related pathological processes.

Scientists at IDOT

Dr. Laura Leonhardt

Scientific Strategist and Project Manager

Dr. Veronica Cochrane

Postdoc

Dr. Hasna Maachi

Postdoc

Diana Lochner

Assistant to the Director

Merve Yigin

PhD Student

Damla Taskin

PhD Student

Marianne Aniag

Lab Technician

Hannes Rolbieski

Lab Technician

Recent publications

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Networks and Affiliations

University of California, San Francisco

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

EASD

American Diabetes Association

Contact us

Diana Lochner

Assistant to the Director

Building 3620