Awards

2026 Distinguished International Service in the Cause of Diabetes Award

Chantal Mathieu, MD, PhD

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Chantal Mathieu, MD, PhD

Dr. Mathieu is the professor of medicine at the Katholieke Universiteit and endocrinologist at the University Hospital Gasthuisberg Leuven, Belgium. She is a physician-scientist who has contributed to the field of diabetes and endocrinology through basic and clinical research. Her basic research work focuses on the pathogenesis and prevention of type 1 diabetes, and her clinical work and research involves the study of new treatment paradigms in diabetes, screening for and arresting type 1 diabetes, and diabetes and pregnancy.