Current and Past Award Recipients
Award Recipients in 2015
| Award Name | Recipient | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| The Yutaka Seino Distinguished Leadership Award | Wilfred Fujimoto | University of Washington, USA |
| The Xiaoren Pan Distinguished Research Award for Epidemiology of Diabetes in Asia | Juliana Chan | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| The Masato Kasuga Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement | Naoto Kubota | The University of Tokyo, Japan |
Professor Emeritus, University of
Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA
Visiting Professor, Jichi Medical
University, Japan
Reason: In
recognition of his outstanding contributions to our
understanding of the pathogenesis of diabetes from an
ethnicity/lifestyle interaction point of view, focusing
especially on Japanese-Americans as a model, and
long-term leadership in research and education in
epidemiology of diabetes in Asia
Previous Awards:
Kelly West Award for Outstanding Achievement in
Epidemiology from the American Diabetes Association, Per
Bjorntorp/Jean Vague Lecture Award from the
International Chair on Cardiometabolic Risk, and many
other awards.
Professor of Medicine and
Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, CHINA
Director, Hong Kong Institute of
Diabetes and Obesity, the Chinese University of Hong
Kong
Reason: In
recognition of her outstanding achievements in diabetes
epidemiology and prevention in Asia, in particular,
diabetes in Chinese, through genetic approaches, and her
great contributions in training and nurturing young
diabetes researchers and clinicians in the field.
Previous Awards:
China Women Physicians Association Intercontinental
Innovation Award in Clinical Research. The Association
is recognized as one of 7 International Diabetes
Federation Centres of Education for using research to
change practice and influence policy. She also is the
winner of many other awards.
Associate Professor, Graduate
School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Awards: Lilly Prize from Japan
Diabetes Society, Research Encouragement Prize from
Japan Endocrine Society, and many other awards.
Reason: In
recognition of his outstanding achievements in
elucidation of the molecular mechanisms of insulin
signaling and insulin resistance, particularly those
contributing to our understanding of the roles of PPARγ
and IRS
Previous Awards:
Lilly Prize from Japan Diabetes Society, Research
Encouragement Prize from Japan Endocrine Society, and
many other awards.
