JENIOUS

ISPAD-JENIOUS membership eligibility promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion in our growing research community. All ISPAD members aged under 40 and/or within seven years after the last degree or scientific promotion (Doctorate/Ph.D./Habilitation) can be JENIOUS members.

Our motto and activities are represented in the JENIOUS triangle. 

Our vision is to create a unique and innovative community for early-career ISPAD Members, connecting healthcare professionals committed to diabetes care and promoting specialized programs designed for them.

1. Networking Opportunities: Connect with like-minded professionals and experts in the field of pediatric and adolescent diabetes.
2. Professional Development: Gain access to educational resources, training programs, including ISPAD science school programs, and research opportunities that support career growth.
3. Collaborative Projects: Participate in innovative research projects and initiatives that address key challenges in diabetes care.
4. Leadership Experience: Engage in leadership roles within the group, contributing to the development and execution of various projects and activities.

1. Research Projects: Participate in ongoing research projects - JENIOUS Members are the first to receive the calling for collaborations
2. Educational Initiatives: Contribute to the development and dissemination of educational resources and training programs.
3. Annual Meetings: Attend and actively participate in ISPAD’s annual meetings and conferences, where you can present research, network with peers, and learn from experts.
4. Social Media Engagement: Help spread ISPAD’s communication and social media activities on X, Linkedin and the ISPAD oficial facebook account, promoting awareness and engagement within the community.

The JENIOUS leadership consists of a team of three active JENIOUS members.

Once a year, JENIOUS Elections are run when we select the next leader for a three-year term.

Our current JENIOUS leaders:

Past JENIOUS Leaders are Klemen Dovc (2016-2020), Elise Giani (2016-2021), Tiago Jeronimo (2020-2022), Agata Chobot (2021-2023) and Claudia Piona (2022-2024)

The JENIOUS SIG is always welcoming new projects from researchers who can collaborate and lead a project with the backing of the JENIOUS leadership.

• To submit your research project, review the guidelines regarding the document file, send it to [email protected], and await our feedback.
• Stay tuned to JENIOUS Newsletters and social media to collaborate on ongoing projects

1. Active Participation: Engage in activities organized by the JENIOUS Group, such as social media posts, scheduled webinars, and JENIOUS sessions during the ISPAD Annual Conference.
2. Research Involvement: Contribute to research projects by submitting proposals, participating in surveys, and collaborating with other members.
3. Leadership Roles: Take on leadership responsibilities within the group, such as serving as a JENIOUS Ambassador or participating in elections for JENIOUS Leaders.

You are warmly invited to apply for this position if you fulfill the following conditions:

• Active ISPAD member for at least two years.
• Active JENIOUS member.
• You have participated in at least one of the activities:
  • Active participant (tutor, faculty) during ISPAD Science School, OR:
  • Active participant in JENIOUS projects (submitting project proposals, collaborations), OR:
  • Active participant within ISPAD Committees

Elections are now closed. Stay tuned for 2026!

The JENIOUS Ambassadors help JENIOUS Leaders encourage young people to join ISPAD, participate in new research projects and help spread ISPAD communication and social media activities. The 2025 JENIOUS Ambassadors are: 

Ambassadors are expected to engage young people to join ISPAD & JENIOUS, promote JENIOUS in their regoin, amplify communications and create new content, and support research initiatives.

If you are interested in joining, stay tuned for the 2026 Call for JENIOUS Ambassadors!

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Continuous glucose monitoring use and glucose variability in very young children with type 1 diabetes (VibRate): A multinational prospective observational real-world cohort study 

The Challenges of Managing Pediatric Diabetes and Other Endocrine Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results From an International Cross-Sectional Electronic Survey 

Telemedicine and COVID-19 pandemic: The perfect storm to mark a change in diabetes. Result from a world-wide cross-sectional web-based survey 

Twenty years of the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes Science Schools programs: Assessment of their impact on the participants' personal careers and networking development

First international survey on Diabetes Providers' Assessment of Skin reactions in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes using Technological Devices.

Are we ready to screen for type 1 diabetes?A structured worldwide survey among healthcare providers involved in paediatric diabetes care. 

Vascular complications in children and young people with type 1 diabetes: a worldwide  assessment of diabetologist's adhrence to international recommendations. 

JENIOUS CwD Awards - A partnership with Children with Diabetes

Children with Diabetes partners with ISPAD and the JENIOUS Group to promote research projects aimed at improving care today, expecting a cure tomorrow. The CwD-JENIOUS Award supports researchers in developing their own diabetes research initiatives, providing extensive networking opportunities to make their projects feasible, enhancing visibility, and fostering potential international collaborations.

Read more about this parternship here and stay tuned to discover more about the new JENIOUS-CwD Research Projects!

• JENIOUS-CwD project - Guideline for authors

 Children with Diabetes and the JENIOUS Leadership team are glad to announce the call for the JENIOUS-CwD project with the motto “care today, expecting a cure tomorrow”.

Please prepare your proposal using this template with the following information:

1. Author(s) and contact details
2. Project title, brief background, objective, methods, feasibility, expected results, indication if there are any costs (if yes - the source for covering them). We ask you to submit it to [email protected] latest by Friday July 25th, 2025.

The JENIOUS Leadership and CwD representative will evaluate projects according to the following criteria:

1. Relevance
2. Innovation
3. Methodology
4. Feasibility
5. Impact

Authors of the best two project proposals will present in the JENIOUS session at the ISPAD 2025 Conference (in person or virtually). During this session, Children with Diabetes will award the best project proposal with the JENIOUS-CwD Prize.

The award is an invitation from CwD to their annual conference “Friends For Life” in 2026 and mentorship for the program.

We highlight that the JENIOUS will offer all the networking opportunities to make your research project feasible and to give visibility to it, but we cannot offer any funds for it. If you have an outstanding project idea aligned with the theme, submit your proposal!

• Previous JENIOUS - CwD Awardees  

2024: Sofia Fasoli, Italy

2024: Didem Gunes Kaya, Turkey

2023: Valentina Mancioppi, Italy

2022: Laura Cudizio, Brazil

2021: Arkadiusz Michalak, Poland