Peter K.T. Pang

PANG, Peter K.T. On Monday, May 9, 2005, Peter K.T. Pang of Sherwood Park passed away as the result of an automobile accident near Fuzhou, China. He was born in Hong Kong on October 14, 1941. He is survived by his wife Rosemary; his three children, Naomi, Aidan and Marianna; and his two grandchildren, Mackenzie and Marin Mohr. He is also survived by his brother Kai Man (Ann); his sisters, Jane (Kai Wah) Leung, Joan (Wilfred) Chan, and Rose (Wing Hon) Chan, and his nieces, nephews and their children. He was predeceased by his parents Kui Ching Pang and Siu Ching Chan Pang. Dr. Pang received a B.Sc. General from the University of Hong Kong in 1963 and a B.Sc. Special from the University of Hong Kong in 1964. He received the degree of M.Sc. from Yale University in 1968 and the degree of Ph.D. from Yale University in 1970. He was awarded a D.Sc. from his alma mater, the University of Hong Kong, in 1980.He taught at Yale University, the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center where he became a full professor of Pharmacology in 1981. In 1986, he was recruited to become the Chair of the Department of Physiology at the University of Alberta School of Medicine. In 1993, Dr. Pang founded CV Technologies Inc. in Edmonton. He retired from his position of Chairman of the Board and CEO of CV Technologies Inc. and recently began CP Drug Development Company Ltd. He was Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta and Honorary Professor at Jinan University, Peking Union Medical College, Shanghai Second Medical College, and Hunan Medical University in China, and also at the National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine in Taiwan. He was also a Visiting Professor at several universities and was the director of several international research programs. Dr. Pang published two books, a treatise of five volumes and over 300 full papers in international scientific journals. He began his research career with the study of fish endocrinology and later pursued topics relating to hypertension in human medicine. He was also active in herbal medicine research in Canada and Asia and organized and participated in many international meetings on herbal medicine and other medical topics. Traditional funeral services will take place in China followed by interment in Hong Kong. In lieu of floral tributes, donations may be made to research programs at the University of Alberta Hospital Foundation.