The Friends of Garrett Cumming Research & Muscular Dystrophy Canada Endowed Research Chair
The Henri M. Toupin Chair in Neurological Science
Scientific career
Institutions
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Children's National Medical Center
Imperial College London
University of Alberta
Toshifumi (Toshi) Yokota (Japanese: 横田俊文, romanized: Yokota Toshifumi) is a biomedical scientist and professor of medical genetics at the University of Alberta, also holding the titles of the Friends of Garrett Cumming Research & Muscular Dystrophy Canada Endowed Research Chair and the Henri M. Toupin Chair in Neurological Science.[1] Known for pioneering research in antisense therapy for muscular dystrophy that led to the development of an FDA-approved drug viltolarsen,[2][1] research interests encompass precision medicine for muscular dystrophy and genetic diseases.[3][4] Publications exceed 100 refereed papers and patents, with contributions as co-editor to three books in the Methods in Molecular Biology series from Humana Press, Springer-Nature,[5][6][7][8] Roles include fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences,[9] a member of the editorial boards for numerous journals,[10][11][12][13][14] a member of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee of Muscular Dystrophy Canada,[15] chief scientific officer of OligomicsTx,[16] and a co-founder of the Canadian Neuromuscular Network (CAN-NMD).[17]
^ ab"FDA approves new drug to treat common form of muscular dystrophy based on research from University of Alberta". MirageNews.com. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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^"Heroes - Spring 2016". Issuu. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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^Yokota, Toshifumi; Maruyama, Rika, eds. (2020). Gapmers. Methods in Molecular Biology. Vol. 2176. doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-0771-8. ISBN 978-1-0716-0770-1. ISSN 1064-3745. S2CID 221372639.
^Yokota, Toshifumi; Maruyama, Rika, eds. (2018). Exon Skipping and Inclusion Therapies. Methods in Molecular Biology. Vol. 1828. doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-8651-4. ISBN 978-1-4939-8650-7. ISSN 1064-3745. S2CID 52141624.
^Maruyama, Rika; Yokota, Toshifumi, eds. (2023). Muscular Dystrophy Therapeutics. Methods in Molecular Biology. Vol. 2587. doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-2772-3. ISBN 978-1-0716-2771-6. ISSN 1064-3745.
^"Toshifumi Yokota". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
^"Toshifumi Yokota elected 2023 Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences". www.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
^"International Journal of Molecular Sciences". www.mdpi.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^"Genes". www.mdpi.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^"Frontiers in Genome Editing". www.frontiersin.org. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^"Nucleic Acid Therapeutics | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers". home.liebertpub.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
^"Frontiers in Physiology". www.frontiersin.org. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
^"Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee". Muscular Dystrophy Canada. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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^"Neuromuscular disease network to enhance Canadian research and patient care". www.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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