Single Source for Establishing Pilot/Opportunity program for AI Models to Accelerate Diabetes Research (U24- Clinical Trials not allowed)
This grant funds multidisciplinary teams to develop, validate, and share AI models that accelerate diabetes research by addressing disease heterogeneity and making advanced data tools accessible to diabetes researchers.
Funder: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Due Dates: July 5, 2026 (forecasted)
Funding Amounts: Not specified; single-source cooperative agreement; typical NIH U24 awards are multi-year and substantial.
Summary: Supports a pilot program at UC San Diego to develop and validate AI models that accelerate diabetes research, with a focus on disease heterogeneity and data integration.
Key Information: Forecasted, single source: Only UC San Diego/dkNET is eligible.
Description
This initiative will establish a pilot funding program at the University of California, San Diego (dkNET) to leverage advances in data science and artificial intelligence for diabetes research. The program aims to address the significant heterogeneity of diabetes by developing, validating, and disseminating AI foundation models tailored to diabetes research. Multidisciplinary teams—including both diabetes and data science experts—will be recruited to:
- Develop AI foundation models for diabetes.
- Validate these models against key research questions in diabetes heterogeneity.
- Disseminate models and engage the research community for further development and validation.
- Create use cases demonstrating the models’ ability to accelerate diabetes research.
Expected outcomes include integrating AI/data science expertise into diabetes research, creating accessible AI models for diabetes researchers, and providing informative use cases that highlight the models’ research impact.
