YumiImaiMD

Endocrinology • Iowa City, IA

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism

Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School

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Office
200 Hawkins Dr
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone+1 319-353-7812

Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2002 - 2004
One Brooklyn Health System/Brookdale University Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
Tohoku University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

IA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
VA State Medical License 2008 - 2018
OH State Medical License 2009 - 2010
PA State Medical License 2002 - 2010
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Utilization of commercial collagens for preparing well-differentiated human beta cells for confocal microscopy.
Brianna R Brennecke, USeong Yang, Siming Liu, Fatma S Ilerisoy, Beyza N Ilerisoy
Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2023-01-01
20 citations
Lipid Droplets' Role in the Regulation of β-Cell Function and β-Cell Demise in Type 2 Diabetes.
Xin Tong, Siming Liu, Roland Stein, Yumi Imai
Endocrinology. 2022-03-01
18 citations
Small molecule SWELL1 complex induction improves glycemic control and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in murine Type 2 diabetes.
Susheel K Gunasekar, Litao Xie, Ashutosh Kumar, Juan Hong, Pratik R Chheda
Nature Communications. 2022-02-10

Grant Support

Role of lipid droplet proteins in islet function in diabetes and obesityUNIVERSITY OF IOWA2011–2026
A role and regulation of glucose responsive lipolysis in pancreatic beta cellsIOWA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER2021–2024
A role and regulation of glucose responsive lipolysis in pancreatic beta cellsIOWA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER2021–2024