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Dr. James Ming Phang M.D.

Washington, District of Columbia

1938 - 2023

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January 29, 2023
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Washington, District of Columbia

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Phang Dr. James Ming Phang M.D. 1938 - 2023 Dr. James Ming Phang, aged 84, a distinguished emeritus research scientist at the National Cancer Institute in Frederick, MD, passed away at his home on January 29, 2023. James Phang's life spanned two nations and a seminal era in fundamental biomedical...

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My thoughts are with Dr. Phang´s family. He will always live in my heart.

Dear Family, Dear Friends, We represent a research group from the Medical University of Bialystok (Poland). In the 1990s we were post-docs at Dr. James Phang´s Laboratory in Frederick. It was a period of great scientific adventure for us. We were lucky to work under Jim's direction, improve our research skills and scientific competencies, but most of all, Jim infected us with a passion for research. Great discussions, advice, ideas, and a lot of questions about nature. Thanks to Jim, we...

Jim's life is beautiful as a bright shining star. He will always be a role model for Asian-American scientists. Jim will be sadly missed by many.

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Dr James M. Phang was a wonderful person, a caring mentor, a dear friend, and a great pioneer of proline biochemistry research. I will forever sorely miss him.

In Loving Memory of Dr. James Ming Phang M.D., To me, Jim was a passionate, kind and humble giant in proline and cancer research; a caring and gentle mentor, collaborator, and friend.

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I worked with Dr Phang for many years. He was a wonderful sole. He helped a lot with my diabetes. He will be missed.

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