Department of Pediatrics

UVA Data Science researcher leads $4.7M project for AI-powered diabetes management

Written by News Medical | January 27, 2026

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).