Yu-Cang Du

Background

Du, Yu-Cang was born on January 30, 1932 in Jaingyin, China. Son of Bo-Xuan and Wu-Mei (Ding) Du.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Peking (China) U., 1958.

Career

Research assistant, Shanghai (China) Institute Biochemsitry Academia Sinica, 1958-1964; assistant fellow, Shanghai (China) Institute Biochemsitry Academia Sinica, 1964-1979; associate professor, Shanghai (China) Institute Biochemsitry Academia Sinica, 1979-1984; professor, Shanghai (China) Institute Biochemsitry Academia Sinica, since 1985; vice president, Shanghai (China) Institute Biochemsitry Academia Sinica, 1988-1993. Visiting research fellow Howard Florey Institute, Melbourne, Australia, 1980-1981,National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, maryland., 1985-1986. Chairman Chinese Peptide Symposium, 1990, 92.

Achievements

• Yu-Cang Du has been listed as a noteworthy Biochemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow International Neuropeptide Society. Member Chinese Bio-chemical Society (standing committee 1990-1993, Important Achievement prize 1978, 2d prize natural science 1988), Chinese Society Neurosci.

• Fellow International Neuropeptide Society; Chinese Biochem. Society (standing committee 1990-93, Important Achievement prize 1978, 2d prize natural science 1988)

  1990 - 1993

• Chinese Society Neurosci.

Interests

• Avocations: basketball, reading, Chinese opera, classical music, traveling.

Connections

Married Xin-Fang Chen, October 1, 1959. Children: Ruan, He.