0 1 2 , ▁and ▁an ▁honor ary ▁fellow ship ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Board ▁of ▁Trans plant ation ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁Medical ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Pan cre as ▁Trans plant ▁Reg istry ▁( IP TR ), ▁which ▁collect s ▁data ▁on ▁all ▁pan cre as ▁trans pl ants ▁performed ▁in ▁di ab etic ▁patients ▁world wide . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Angel ika ▁Gru ess ner , ▁Ph D ., ▁and ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Richard ▁C . ▁L ille he i ▁Award ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Pan cre as ▁and ▁Is let ▁Trans plant ation ▁Society ▁in ▁Lyon , ▁France . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁em inent ▁award ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁pan cre as ▁trans plant ation ▁and ▁trans plant ation ▁of ▁di ab etic ▁patients . ▁ ▁Gru ess ner ▁has ▁ment ored ▁numerous ▁trans plant ▁fell ows , ▁surg ical ▁residents ▁and ▁medical ▁students . ▁ ▁Through out ▁his ▁career , ▁Gru ess ner ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁vocal ▁prom oter ▁and ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁organ ▁don ation ▁and ▁trans plant ation . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Main z ▁Category : American ▁trans plant ▁sur ge ons ▁Category : J oh annes ▁G uten berg ▁University ▁Main z ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁fac ulty <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁A MD – Ch inese ▁joint ▁vent ure