Dr. Steven J. Russell is an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital. His research has focused on the development and testing of technologies to improve diabetes management. He was the principal clinical investigator of a collaboration with Boston University investigators to develop a wearable automated glucose control system, now licensed to Beta Bionics, a public benefit corporation, for commercialization as the iLet bionic pancreas. He is the Study Director for the ongoing iLet pivotal trials.