Yongping Wang

Yongping Wang was born on July 24, 1958 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, one of the two daughters of the late Limo Wang and Shaobin Li. She graduated from Ocean University of China in 1982 and came to United States in 1985 as a visiting scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. She obtained her master's degree in Developmental Biology from University of Rhode Island in 1999. Yongping has many years of laboratory and industrial research experiences using cellular and animal models for diabetes, obesity, allergy, and cancer research. She has published in high impact factor journals including Nature, Nature Medicine, Development Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry, and Oncogene. For the last 7 years, she has been a researcher studying metabolic disorders and cancer at University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus. On January 11, 2014, Yongping passed away in a tragic car crash caused by a person who has been charged with careless driving in Denver area. Her younger daughter Hannah, who was also in the car during the crash, survived the accident with injuries. She is survived by her husband Dr. Haihua Gu, and two beautiful daughters, Helen, 17 and Hannah, 15. Yongping was a beloved mother, wife, friend and colleague. To many of us who have the opportunity to know her, she had colorful experiences in her life. Yongping loves outdoor activities. She had travelled extensively in China and in United States whenever she could. Yongping always had a love for Chinese literature and writings. For those who have read her pieces, Yongping will always be alive in these beautiful words as well as in the memories of her family and friends. A memorial service to celebrate Yongping's life will be held at the Horan & McConaty Funeral Home, 11150 East Dartmouth Avenue, Aurora, CO 80014, Tel. 303-745-4418. Public viewing will be held January 24th, from 4:00pm- 7:00pm, and the memorial service will be held on January 25th at 10:00am. Please share your memories of Yongping and condolences with her family by signing the guestbook below.