Abstract
Camillo Ricordi is the Stacy Joy Goodman Professor of Surgery, a Professor of Medicine, a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and a Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Miami, FL, USA. At this institution, he also serves as the Director of the Diabetes Research Institute and the Cell Transplant Center. Dr Ricordi is also the Responsible Head of the NIH-funded Human Cell Processing Facility and has been chairing the Dean ’s Research Cabinet at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine (FL, USA), since 2006. Camillo Ricordi is an acclaimed scientist in diabetes cure-focused research. He is well known for developing the procedure for isolating and extracting human islet cells from the pancreas and he performed the first series of successful clinical human donor islet transplantations. Dr Ricordi is also currently researching methods for transplanting cells and organs without the continuous requirement for antirejection drugs. Over the years, Dr Ricordi has received numerous honors and awards; he has authored over 600 scientific publications and has been awarded 11 patents for his inventions. In 2010 he was inducted into the prestigious Association of American Physicians. Dr Ricordi also serves as Chairman of the Diabetes Research Institute Federation, which brings together over 24 leading international institutions with the aim of enhancing scientific collaboration and facilitating networking among scientists worldwide.