Boris Kovatchev

Boris Kovatchev
EducationMS in Mathematics
PhD in Mathematics
Alma materSofia University
OccupationsProfessor
Researcher
EmployerUniversity of Virginia
Known forFounding director of the UVA Center for Diabetes Technology
Principal investigator of the JDRF Artificial Pancreas Project

Boris Petrov Kovatchev is a professor at the University of Virginia where he is the founding Director of the UVA Center for Diabetes Technology, and a principal investigator of the JDRF Artificial Pancreas Project.

Education

He received an MS in Mathematics from Sofia University in Bulgaria where he also completed his PhD in Mathematics in 1989.

Research

He and his team of more than 25 investigators 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. He holds 38 patents for technology related to diabetes and blood glucose monitoring.

Recognition

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

He has an h-index of 100 according to Google Scholar.

References

  1. 1 2 "Boris Kovatchev, PhD". University of Virginia School of Medicine. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "People to Know 2016: Boris Kovatchev, PhD".
  3. ↑ Lyon, Lindsay (30 June 2009). "Boris Kovatchev: Artificial pancreas could help diabetics". US News. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Marshall, Amy-Sarah (2011-02-02). "UVA Researcher Boris Kovatchev, Ph.D., Receives International Award for Pioneering Work in Diabetes Technology". UVA Health. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
  5. ↑ "UVA's Boris Kovatchev Honored for Artificial Pancreas Research - JDRF". 30 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Boris Kovatchev". Google Scholar. Retrieved 12 April 2022.