Dr. Stabler was one of 35 scientists invited to participate in the International Pancreas and Islet Transplantation Association (IPITA) Opinion Leaders Consensus Meeting in Oxford this week. This intensive 2 day meeting was focused on defining the future of the field of islet and pancreas transplantation. She served on the encapsulation panel, providing guidance as to the direction of this field in the context of clinical islet transplantation.