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  • 1999 - Kelly West Award, American Diabetes Association

Overview

Wilfred Y. Fujimoto is a researcher affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their work primarily encompasses medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Additional subfields of study include epidemiology, molecular biology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Fujimoto's research covers a range of topics related to metabolic and cardiovascular health. Key areas of focus include diabetes, cardiovascular risks, and lipoproteins; liver disease diagnosis and treatment; adipokines, inflammation, and metabolic diseases; metabolism with intersections in diabetes and cancer; lipid metabolism and disorders; obesity, physical activity, and diet; and genetic associations and epidemiology.

Among recent publications are:

  • Genome-wide association analysis of metabolic syndrome quantitative traits in the GENNID multiethnic family study, 2021, Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
  • Short Report: Circulating microRNAs are associated with incident diabetes over 10 years in Japanese Americans, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Leptin and Adiponectin Concentrations Independently Predict Future Accumulation of Visceral Fat in Nondiabetic Japanese Americans, 2020, Obesity
  • Apolipoprotein B Levels Predict Future Development of Hypertension Independent of Visceral Adiposity and Insulin Sensitivity, 2020, Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Intra-Abdominal Fat and High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Are Associated in a Non-Linear Pattern in Japanese-Americans, 2020, Diabetes & Metabolism Journal

Fujimoto has published frequently in several venues, including:

  • Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Obesity Research & Clinical Practice
  • Diabetes
  • Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
  • Scientific Reports

Frequent collaborators in their research include Edward J. Boyko, Steven E. Kahn, Donna L. Leonetti, Pandora L. Wander, and Sun Ok Song.

In 1999, Fujimoto received the Kelly West Award from the American Diabetes Association.

Best Publications

  • A Pro12Ala substitution in PPARgamma2 associated with decreased receptor activity, lower body mass index and improved insulin sensitivity.

    Samir S. Deeb;Lluis Fajas;Masami Nemoto;Jussi Pihlajamäki

  • Visceral adiposity and risk of type 2 diabetes: a prospective study among Japanese Americans.

    E J Boyko;W Y Fujimoto;D L Leonetti;L Newell-Morris

  • Evidence of Cosecretion of Islet Amyloid Polypeptide and Insulin by β-Cells

    Steven E Kahn;David A D'Alessio;Michael W Schwartz;Wilfred Y Fujimoto

  • Oral disposition index predicts the development of future diabetes above and beyond fasting and 2-h glucose levels.

    Kristina M. Utzschneider;Ronald L. Prigeon;Mirjam V. Faulenbach;Jenny Tong

  • Prevalence of Diabetes by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 2011-2016.

    Yiling J Cheng;Alka M Kanaya;Maria Rosario G Araneta;Sharon H Saydah

  • BMI cut points to identify at-Risk asian americans for type 2 diabetes screening

    William C. Hsu;Maria Rosario G. Araneta;Alka M. Kanaya;Jane L. Chiang

  • Long-term safety, tolerability, and weight loss associated with metformin in the diabetes prevention program outcomes study

    George A. Bray;Sharon L. Edelstein;Jill P. Crandall;Vanita R. Aroda

  • β-Cell Function Is a Major Contributor to Oral Glucose Tolerance in High-Risk Relatives of Four Ethnic Groups in the U.S.

    Christine C. Jensen;Miriam Cnop;Rebecca L. Hull;Wilfred Y. Fujimoto

  • Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Increases the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Women With a Family History of Type 2 Diabetes

    Darcy B Carr;Kristina M Utzschneider;Rebecca L Hull;Jenny Tong

  • Association between baseline plasma leptin levels and subsequent development of diabetes in Japanese Americans

    M J McNeely;E J Boyko;D S Weigle;J B Shofer

  • Visceral adiposity and incident coronary heart disease in Japanese-American men : The 10-year follow-up results of the Seattle Japanese-American Community Diabetes Study

    Wilfred Y. Fujimoto;Richard W. Bergstrom;Edward J. Boyko;Kwang Wen Chen

  • Detection and characterization of the heterozygote state for lipoprotein lipase deficiency

    S P Babirak;P H Iverius;W Y Fujimoto;J D Brunzell

  • Association of bioavailable, free, and total testosterone with insulin resistance: influence of sex hormone-binding globulin and body fat.

    Elaine C. Tsai;Alvin M. Matsumoto;Wilfred Y. Fujimoto;Edward J. Boyko

  • Visceral Adiposity Is an Independent Predictor of Incident Hypertension in Japanese Americans

    Tomoshige Hayashi;Edward J. Boyko;Donna L. Leonetti;Marguerite J. McNeely

  • Lowering of pHi inhibits Ca2+-activated K+ channels in pancreatic B-cells.

    Daniel L. Cook;Daniel L. Cook;Masatoshi Ikeuchi;Masatoshi Ikeuchi;Wilfred Y. Fujimoto;Wilfred Y. Fujimoto

  • Obesity, body fat distribution, insulin sensitivity and Islet beta-cell function as explanations for metabolic diversity.

    Steven E. Kahn;Ronald L. Prigeon;Robert S. Schwartz;Wilfred Y. Fujimoto

  • Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in U.S. Children and Adolescents With Diabetes: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study

    Beatriz L. Rodriguez;Wilfred Y. Fujimoto;Elizabeth Jane Mayer-Davis;Giuseppina Imperatore

  • Low serum testosterone level as a predictor of increased visceral fat in Japanese-American men

    EC Tsai;EJ Boyko;EJ Boyko;DL Leonetti;WY Fujimoto

  • Visceral Adiposity and the Risk of Impaired Glucose Tolerance A prospective study among Japanese Americans

    Tomoshige Hayashi;Edward J. Boyko;Donna L. Leonetti;Marguerite J. McNeely

  • Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide Enhanced Lipoprotein Lipase Activity in Cultured Preadipocytes

    Robert H Eckel;Wilfred Y Fujimoto;John D Brunzell

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward J. Boyko
Edward J. Boyko University of Washington
Steven E. Kahn
Steven E. Kahn University of Washington
John D. Brunzell
John D. Brunzell University of Washington
Beatriz L. Rodriguez
Beatriz L. Rodriguez University of Hawaii at Manoa
Melissa A. Austin
Melissa A. Austin University of Washington
Robert H. Eckel
Robert H. Eckel University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Dana Dabelea
Dana Dabelea University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Giuseppina Imperatore
Giuseppina Imperatore Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Santica M. Marcovina
Santica M. Marcovina University of Washington
Samir S. Deeb
Samir S. Deeb University of Washington

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