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Institute of Metabolic Science

Metabolic Research Laboratories
 

Research Interests 

Diabetes Technology 

We are interested in using diabetes technology to improve life in people with diabetes and related conditions. Specifically, we are developing and clinically testing the artificial pancreas in various populations. The artificial pancreas consists of a subcutaneous glucose monitor, a control algorithm, and an insulin pump. Our work includes the development of computer-based simulations for pre-clinical evaluation and optimisation of the artificial pancreas. 


Group Members 

Ms Janet Allen, Research Nurse - ja385 at medschl.cam.ac.uk 

Dr Charlotte Boughton, PI and Consultant - cb2000 at medschl.cam.ac.uk  

Ms Alina Cezar, Project Coordinator  - ac2367 at medschl.cam.ac.uk  

Ms Josephine Hayes, Research Study Coordinator - jfh31 at medschl.cam.ac.uk  

Dr Nithya Kadiyala, Clinical Research Associate - nk458 at medschl.cam.ac.uk  

Ms Angel Tseung, Project Coordinator  - ftt20 at medschl.cam.ac.uk  

Dr Julia Ware, Visiting Fellow - jf674 at medschl.cam.ac.uk  

Dr Malgorzata Wilinska, Research Associate - mew37 at medschl.cam.ac.uk  

 


Funding 

JDRF 

Diabetes UK 

Helmsley Trust 

H2020 

NIDDK 

NIHR 

NIH 

FP7 


Summer Studentship Award 


Publications

Key publications: 

Ware J, Boughton CK, Allen JM, Wilinska ME, Hartnell S, Thankamony A, Randell T, Ghatak A, Besser REJ, Elleri D, Trevelyan N, Campbell FM, Sibayan J, Bailey R, Calhoun P, Dunseath G, Hovorka R; CLOuD Consortium. Effect of 48 Months of Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery on Residual C-Peptide Secretion and Glycemic Control in Newly Diagnosed Youth With Type 1 Diabetes: A Randomized Trial. Diabetes Care. 2024 Aug 1;47(8):1441-1448. doi: 10.2337/dc24-0360. PMID: 38924772  

Lee TTM, Collett C, Bergford S, Hartnell S, Scott EM, Lindsay RS, Hunt KF, McCance DR, Barnard-Kelly K, Rankin D, Lawton J, Reynolds RM, Flanagan E, Hammond M, Shepstone L, Wilinska ME, Sibayan J, Kollman C, Beck R, Hovorka R, Murphy HR; AiDAPT Collaborative Group. Automated Insulin Delivery in Women with Pregnancy Complicated by Type 1 Diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2023 Oct 26;389(17):1566-1578. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2303911. Epub 2023 Oct 5. PMID: 37796241 

Daly AB, Boughton CK, Nwokolo M, Hartnell S, Wilinska ME, Cezar A, Evans ML, Hovorka R. Fully automated closed-loop insulin delivery in adults with type 2 diabetes: an open-label, single-center, randomized crossover trial. Nat Med. 2023 Jan;29(1):203-208. doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-02144-z. Epub 2023 Jan 11. PMID: 36631592 

Boughton CK, Allen JM, Ware J, Wilinska ME, Hartnell S, Thankamony A, Randell T, Ghatak A, Besser REJ, Elleri D, Trevelyan N, Campbell FM, Sibayan J, Calhoun P, Bailey R, Dunseath G, Hovorka R; CLOuD Consortium. Closed-Loop Therapy and Preservation of C-Peptide Secretion in Type 1 Diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2022 Sep 8;387(10):882-893. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2203496. PMID: 36069870 

Ware J, Allen JM, Boughton CK, Wilinska ME, Hartnell S, Thankamony A, de Beaufort C, Schierloh U, Fröhlich-Reiterer E, Mader JK, Kapellen TM, Rami-Merhar B, Tauschmann M, Nagl K, Hofer SE, Campbell FM, Yong J, Hood KK, Lawton J, Roze S, Sibayan J, Bocchino LE, Kollman C, Hovorka R; KidsAP Consortium. Randomized Trial of Closed-Loop Control in Very Young Children with Type 1 Diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2022 Jan 20;386(3):209-219. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2111673. PMID: 35045227 

Boughton CK, Tripyla A, Hartnell S, Daly A, Herzig D, Wilinska ME, Czerlau C, Fry A, Bally L, Hovorka R. Fully automated closed-loop glucose control compared with standard insulin therapy in adults with type 2 diabetes requiring dialysis: an open-label, randomized crossover trial. Nat Med. 2021 Aug;27(8):1471-1476. doi: 10.1038/s41591-021-01453-z. Epub 2021 Aug 4. Erratum in: Nat Med. 2021 Oct;27(10):1850. PMID: 34349267; PMCID: PMC8363503

Bally L, Thabit H, Hartnell S, Andereggen E, Ruan Y, Wilinska ME, Evans ML, Wertli MM, Coll AP, Stettler C, Hovorka R. Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery for Glycemic Control in Noncritical Care. N Engl J Med. 2018 Aug 9;379(6):547-556. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1805233. Epub 2018 Jun 25. PMID: 29940126

Thabit H, Tauschmann M, Allen JM, Leelarathna L, Hartnell S, Wilinska ME, Acerini CL, Dellweg S, Benesch C, Heinemann L, Mader JK, Holzer M, Kojzar H, Exall J, Yong J, Pichierri J, Barnard KD, Kollman C, Cheng P, Hindmarsh PC, Campbell FM, Arnolds S, Pieber TR, Evans ML, Dunger DB, Hovorka R. Home Use of an Artificial Beta Cell in Type 1 Diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2015 Nov 26;373(22):2129-2140. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1509351.Epub 2015 Sep 17. PMID: 26379095; PMCID: PMC4697362

Professor of Metabolic Technology
Department of Paediatrics

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