UWMDI Investigator Dr. Laura Crisa is the Program Director of a new multi-PI R01 award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). The award will support a multi-disciplinary research project in collaboration with UWMDI Investigator Dr. Vincenzo Cirulli, and collaborator Dr. Cole DeForest (UW Chemical Engineering) to develop innovative strategies for the transplantation of stem cell-derived pancreatic islet cell populations.