Lee, Wan-Jo
Duong, Thao
Zhang, Hua
Kapadia, Deep
Chlebeck, Peter
Lu, Kelly H.
Chamberlain, Connie S.
Odorico, Jon S.
Li, Lingjun https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0056-3869
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Center for Research Resources (S10 RR029531)
National Institute on Aging (R01 AG052324)
National Institute on Aging (R01 AG078794)
NIH Office of the Director (S10 OD025084)
NIH Office of the Director (S10 OD028473)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01 DK071801)
Article History
Received: 13 March 2026
Revised: 24 April 2026
Accepted: 27 April 2026
First Online: 22 May 2026
Declarations
: Human pancreatic tissues were obtained from the University of Wisconsin Organ and Tissue Donation Program (UW Health, Madison, WI) and Versiti Organ and Tissue Donation Services (Milwaukee, WI) from donors without a documented history of diabetes or pancreatitis. Research authorization was provided by next of kin in accordance with Institutional Review Board guidelines.
: The authors declare no competing interests.