Dr. Juhua Zhou

Obituary of Dr. Juhua Zhou

Dr. Juhua Zhou passed away Tuesday night on December 8, 2020 at home in Lexington, South Carolina due to an acute heart attack at the age of 57. The world lost a great son, brother, husband, father, and friend.

周菊华博士,因为急性心脏病发作,于二零二零年十二月八日在美国南卡罗来纳州家中去世。终年五十七岁。这个世界失去了一个伟大的儿子,兄弟,丈夫,父亲和朋友。

 

Juhua grew up in Dongyang, China, a small rural town of farmers. His humble beginnings did not stop him from aspiring to achieve great things. Through hard work and tenacity, he was able to move from his town to the nearby prosperous city of Hangzhou. There, he would meet his caring and loving wife, Yin Zhong. In 1995, he came to study in the United States with his wife and older daughter, Beibei. He stayed in Rhode Island for a short period of time and then went to the University of Louisiana to get his Ph.D degree, doing research in cancer immunotherapy. In 1999, he worked as a post doctor at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. From 2002 to 2006, he went to work at the National Institute of Health (NIH) as a research fellow, continuing research in cancer immunotherapy. During this period of time, his wife gave birth to their second daughter, Grace.

菊华出生于中国浙江省东阳,一个偏僻的农村小镇。从小就立志要做大事情。通过艰苦不懈的的努力,他走出了小镇到了中国名城杭州求学。正是在杭州他遇到了可爱的妻子终身伴侣钟音女士。1995他带妻子和女儿贝贝来美国求学。在罗得岛大学短期停留后来到路易斯安那大学读博士。 1999 年毕业后去 休斯顿的Baylor college of medicine 做博士后。从事肿瘤免疫治疗(cancer immunotherapy )研究 。 在2002到2006到美国国立卫生研究院(NIH)做研究员(research fellow) 继续从事肿瘤免疫的研究。在这期间有了他们的小女儿Grace 。

 

In 2006, he came to the University of South Carolina and continued research in cancer immunotherapy. In 2013, he was granted Tanshan Scholar and hired as a Distinguished professor at Ludong University. There, he built a center for Cancer Immunotherapy. He led quite a few big research projects. He also supervised some graduate students and researchers. He had a lot of patents during this time. Overall, he made outstanding research achievements. He published a lot of articles in prestigious scientific journals.

2006年他带着一家四口来到南卡大学医学院继续免疫学(immunology)的研究 。 2013年他被聘为山东省泰山学者,鲁东大学特聘教授。在那里建立了胂瘤免疫治疗中心(center for cancer immunotherapy) 主持了好几个重大科研项目,培养了大批研究生和科研人员。也拥有多项专利。他有丰硕的科研成果 。  在有名的科研杂志(prestigious scientific journals) 发表了几十篇论文 。

 

Juhua was a person filled with a lot of love, and he made sure to share the warmth with everyone around him. He was actively involved in the local Chinese community. He was a distinguished community leader who served as Chairman of Columbia Chinese Association for a few years. Although he worked hard, he also made sure to enjoy life to the fullest. He enjoyed traveling, going out, making jokes, and just having fun in general. Most of all, he was always happy to help others. To everyone around him, he was an inspiration and an ever-supportive friend. To his family, he was a megastar, and most importantly, he was dad.

菊华富有爱心,对其身边所有的人都非常热情。他也积极参与社会活动, 曾担任华人华侨团体主席,促进了华人与美国人民的互相了解。 菊华不仅努力工作,也尽情享受生活。他喜欢旅行,喜欢大自然,喜欢和明友开玩笑,很具生活情趣。他非常乐于助人,对身边的朋友,和同事,他总是给予鼓励和支持。在家人眼里,他是超级巨星,可爱的父亲。

 

Juhua's family includes his wife, Yin Zhong; older daughter, Beibei Zhou; and younger daughter, Grace Zhou; as well as his family in China: his older brother, Julang Xu; older sister, Jufang Xu; and younger brother, Chaohua Zhou. We will miss him forever.

菊华的家人,包括妻子钟音,大女儿周贝贝,小女儿周晓燕,和菊华在中国的亲人 ,兄长许菊良 姐姐许菊芳, 弟弟周朝华 ,都会永远怀念他。

 

Friends are welcomed to the Visitation service held on Tuesday, December 15th, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, at the Woodridge Funeral Home at 138 Corley Mill Rd, Lexington, SC 29072. On the same day, 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM, friends are welcomed to the Celebration of Life service held at the Chinese Christian Church of Columbia at 2367 Klapman Road, West Columbia, SC 29169. For those who cannot attend the service in person, they may wish to join via Zoom (details below).

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December

Visitation

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Woodridge Funeral Home
138 Corley Mill Road
Lexington, South Carolina, United States
Visitation
Tuesday
15
December

Celebration of Life Service

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Chinese Christian Church of Columbia
2367 Klapman Road
West Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Funeral Service
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