Kang, Sanghoon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6222-7479
Maya, Natalia https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7304-2748
Morillo, Michael https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3800-287X
Outar, Michael https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6168-9193
Posgai, Amanda L.
Lamb, Damon G. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0389-7610
Campbell-Thompson, Martha https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6878-1235
Kim, Sarah https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9179-0735
Funding for this research was provided by:
Breakthrough T1D (3-SRA-2022-1157-S-B)
NIDDK (R01DK123329)
NIDDK (U54DK127823)
Article History
Received: 22 December 2025
Accepted: 5 March 2026
First Online: 7 May 2026
Acknowledgements
: This research was performed with the support of the Network for Pancreatic Organ donors with Diabetes (nPOD; RRID:SCR_014641), a collaborative type 1 diabetes research project supported by Breakthrough T1D and The Leona M. & Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (Grant#3-SRA-2023-1417-S-B). The content and views expressed are the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official view of nPOD. Organ Procurement Organizations (OPO) partnering with nPOD to provide research resources are listed at . Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of nPOD, the University of Florida or the Department of Veteran's Affairs.
: This work was supported by Breakthrough T1D 3-SRA-2022-1157-S-B (SKim), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) R01DK123329 (MC-T) and U54DK127823 (MC-T). Breakthrough T1D funded the development and application of the AI-assisted workflow for analysing WSI data. The NIDDK, through its R01 and U54 grants, supported data collection and subsequent analysis.
: The authors declare that there are no relationships or activities that might bias, or be perceived to bias, their work.
: MC-T and SKim designed the research. SKang, NM, MM, MO, MC-T and SKim performed the research. All authors analysed the data and wrote the manuscript. All authors approved the final version. MC-T and SKim are the guarantors.