Dr. Frank Hsieh-fu Cheng was born in China on November 16, 1923. After graduated from St. John's University in Shanghai, he came to the United States to study in 1949 and received a M.S. degree in Biochemistry in 1950 from the University of Tennessee and a doctorate in Biological Chemistry from Indiana University in 1956. His dissertation, "Studies of immunological reactions using chemical and histochemical techniques," covers antigen-antibody interactions and antibody biosynthesis. His interest has led him to participate in cancer research in Tennessee, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Iowa. In 1964, Dr. Cheng joined the University of Iowa as professor of nuclear medicine, radiobiology, and radiology. He was among scientists in adopting radioimmunoassays for clinical diagnosis in hospital laboratories and has advocated the radionuclide methodology for research projects.
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Since retirement in 1992, he has been active in university programs and hospital supports, such as faculty welfare and fellowship, medicare reimbursement, and indigent program. He belongs to many academic and scientific groups, including Iowa City Area Foreign Relations Council, Council on International Visitors to Iowa City, and Johnson County Senior Center. He helped to establish the University of Iowa Retirees Association and Emeritus Faculty Council. He is also involved in Iowa Sister State, an organization in the Iowa Capitol establishing cultural relationships between Iowa and several other nations. Currently, Professor Cheng is National President of Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of America.
Dr. Cheng received many awards, such as International Citizen of Iowa city Award (1996), Distinguished Service Award of the Chinese Academic and Professional Association in Mid-American (1992), Outstanding Service Awards from Optimist International of Coralville, Iowa (1986), and The Key to the City of Coralville, Iowa, U.S.A. (1990).