Dr. Ananda Basu

Dr. Ananda Basu is the Harrison Professor in the Division of Endocrinology at the University of Virginia. He is the past Chair of the Hospital Diabetes Practice at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Basu is currently the Principal Investigator of two NIH funded projects- NIDDK-DP3-106785 that attempts to recreate a truly electronic beta cell by infusing insulin and amylin and NIDDK-R01-085516 that seeks to understand the altered physiology of the alpha cell in humans with and without type 1 diabetes. He is also a consultant in a project that seeks to introduce the first indigenous artificial pancreas for patients with type 1 diabetes. Dr. Basu is the author of almost 200 peer-reviewed publications in major journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Diabetes. He has been on the editorial board of Diabetes Care and currently is an Associate editor of the Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics journal.

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