University of Virginia School of Data Science researcher Heman Shakeri has been awarded a major new research grant to lead work at the intersection of machine learning and diabetes care. Shakeri will serve as a contact PI alongside Dr. Greg Forlenza, pediatric endocrinologist at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes).
The award is jointly funded by Breakthrough T1D and The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. The project leverages a $3.9 million grant combined with $800,000 in in-kind contributions from industry partners Tandem Diabetes Care and Arecor, bringing the total project support to approximately $4.7 million.
The initiative focuses on developing next-generation, fully closed-loop insulin delivery systems. The research will test…