Boris Kovatchev

Boris P. Kovatchev is a scientist at the University of Virginia, director of the UVA Center for Diabetes Technology, and a principal investigator of the JDRF Artificial Pancreas Project.

He and his team of more than 25 investigators[1] at UVA have been working on the integration of continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps to create a closed-loop system requiring little or no intervention by the user.[2] He holds 38 patents for technology related to diabetes and blood glucose monitoring.[3]

In 2008, he became the first mathematician to be awarded the international Diabetes Technology Leadership Award, presented by the Diabetes Technology Society,[4] and in 2013, he was awarded the prestigious Gerold & Kayla Grodsky Basic Research Scientist Award for leadership and innovation in type 1 diabetes.[5]

He received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Sofia University, Bulgaria in 1989.[3]

References
  1. "People to Know 2016: Boris Kovatchev, PhD".
  2. Lyon, Lindsay (30 June 2009). "Boris Kovatchev: Artificial pancreas could help diabetics". US News. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. "Boris Kovatchev, PhD".
  4. admin. "UVA Researcher Boris Kovatchev, Ph.D., Receives International Award for Pioneering Work in Diabetes Technology — UVA Health".
  5. "UVA's Boris Kovatchev Honored for Artificial Pancreas Research - JDRF". 30 July 2013.
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