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Minneapolis 1989 Poster | 20240804

Minneapolis 1989 Poster • 20240804 • michelvanderburg•com

September 1989 at a symposium of two international societies in Minneapolis, USA (1) , I presented this first poster on the ‘ invention ‘ of using the UW solution ( the University of Wisconsin organ preservation solution) during pancreatic islet isolation, with the exciting discovery of near-complete purification of islets of Langerhans in the laboratory for transplantation in diabetic patients.

Here the remastered 20240804 edition of that Minneapolis 1989 poster presentation.

The UWS data had been added ad hoc in the poster – that is , it wasn’t part of the accepted abstract. The first proceedings paper on our UWS work was also submitted at this meeting , and was published April ’90 (3).

A previous edition of the remastered poster was published here two years ago (2) but that edition had a different photo print (higher magnification, and without the bar indicator) of the purified islet preparation inserted, not the original image. This has been corrected now. In addition the original line spacing is now restored.

Notes

1) Van der Burg MPM, Gooszen HG, Ploeg RJ, Scherft JP, Field MJ, Guicherit OR, Terpstra JL, Van de Woude FT, Frölich M, Bruijn JA. Comparison of islet isolation techniques in dogs: Over 90% purified islets using UW solution. 4th International Symposium on Organ Procurement and Preservation and 2nd International Congress on Pancreatic and Islet Transplantation, Minneapolis (USA) September 17–22, 1989.

2) Minneapolis 1989 Poster UW Solution Islet Isolation | 20220822 | Michel van der Burg | michelvanderburg•com | URL https://michelvanderburg.com/2022/08/22

3). Van der Burg MPM, Gooszen HG, Ploeg RJ, Scherft JP, Field MJ, Guicherit OR, Terpstra JL, Van de Woude FJ, Frölich M, Bruijn JA. Comparison of islet isolation techniques in dogs: Over 90% purified islets using UW solution. Transplant Proc. 1990 Apr;22(2):795-6. PMID: 2158174.
This paper appears to be not readily available online – a reprint copy is available here PMID_2158174 🔗

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Updates

20241211 : Minor text updates 

20260128 : Added Reference 3 and pdf file of the proceedings paper

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Leiden Islet Laboratory History • 20240803

Leiden Islet Laboratory History • 20240803 | Michel van der Burg | michelvanderburg•com | TakeNode fad1be86-34f2-453f-b477-2abc62e467be

Summer 1985… start of our Leiden Islet Transplant Laboratory by Paul van Suylichem (right) and Michel van der Burg (middle), both from the Surgery department — wondering how to start here our islet lab in this space – a former weighing chamber (left : stable weighing table) made available by the Cell Biology department of the Leiden University, headed by Prof J.P. Scherft. Where to put our equipment… the laminar flow cabinet, large centrifuge, fridge, freezer, shaking waterbath, microscopes, and a lot of disposables coming ?

I had started working in 1981 for the Pancreas project. Pancreas transplantation research with the surgeon Hein Gooszen , working on his PhD (1), and surgeon Reinout van Schilfgaarde – who headed the project – and in 1985 also started this islet project.

Summer 1986, when Reinout van Schilfgaarde together with Paul van Suylichem moved to the Groningen University Hospital (2), Hein Gooszen and I decided to make a fresh start with the now operational Leiden Islet Lab…


Fifteen years of research later we were ready to roll with the isolation of human islets of Langerhans, in our new GMP facility in the Leiden Univerity Medical Center (LUMC). September 2001, the National Health Care Institute positively assessed our permit application for Transplantation of Islets of Langerhans in the LUMC (3,6), followed by approval May 2003 of the islet bank by the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS).

Notes

Post last update : 20241010-1605

  1. Gooszen HG. Canine segmental pancreatic autotransplantation. Analysis of the effects of ductobliteration. Thesis, Leiden, 1984
  2. Benoemd – Te Groningen dr.R.van Schilfgaarde tot hoogleraar in de heelkunde. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1986;130:2240 | URL https://www.ntvg.nl/artikelen/personalia-7848
  3. Advies vergunningsaanvraag transplantatie Eilandjes van Langerhans | Op 27 september 2001 uitgebracht aan de minister van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport. | Rapport 01/71 | C.R. Smand, J.P. Verduijn / College voor Zorgverzekeringen. URL https://data.bibliotheken.nl/id/nbt/p229940978
  4. Update 20240807. Added some history, and made minor changes.
  5. Update 20240828 minor correction date (Fresh start lab ‘At the end of 1986’ changed to Summer 1986.)
  6. Update 20241010, added : Press release Sep 27, 2001 by National Health Care Institute (CVZ). Transplantatie Eilandjes van Langerhans naar LUMC 27 september 2001. CVZ adviseert over vergunning. John van der Pas, persvoorlichter CVZ. Source : Razende Robot Reporter | Nieuwsbank Interactief Nederlands persbureau .
    Retrieved 20090313 from Nieuwsbank.nl (link expired, domain has new owner).
    20241010 PDF (Ads , and author phone number redacted by M.P.M. van der Burg | Miracles•Media) file 20241010_CVZ • URL michelvanderburg.com/2024/10/10
20241010_CVZ

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Archive | @1MEMO 20240525

…. UNRWA…(archive) . Source : NOS News • today, 10:28 Link https://nos.nl/l/2521162#UPDATE-container-77742633

NOS Upgrade

Just noticed today, this NOS design upgrade both at the website and in the iOS app.
Images now have a caption visible – at first glance – right in the post, showing whether the image is news or an archive image for illustration. The caption here (dutch) reads “Bags with food aid from UNRWA in Gaza (archive)
You now no longer need to click and ‘open’ images to get to the included caption with the info whether an image is a news photo or an archive illustration.

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