Dr. Frank C. Lu, M.D.'s Obituary
Lu , Dr. Frank C. MD, Passed away peacefully in Baptist Hospital On May 25th 2011. He was born on March 9th, 1915.He was predeceased by his beloved wife Jean, on January 21st 2008.
He is survived by three children LILY, Adolph (Karen), and Grant (Anna).Grandchildren Nancy(Alan Jiang) and Kristina {Philip Guo), as well as three great grandchildren.
He moved to Miami in 1977 from Geneva, Switzerland, where he was the Chief of the Food Safety Unit of WHO. He convened and organized international expert committees to assess the toxicity of various food additives, pesticides and contaminants. The results formed the basis for the establishment of a number of international food standards that prohibit the use of certain additives and restrict the levels of certain pesticides and other contaminants. After his arrival in Miami, he did cancer research at the University of Miami and gave lectures on the risks and benefits of various substances in food. He was a consultant to the United State Food and Drug Administration, Environmental Protection Agency as well as other bodies.
After retiring from the University of Miami, he became a Consulting Toxicologist and with colleagues,
Established the international journal, Biomedical and Environmental Sciences. It has been in publication since 1988. He was a member of the American College of Forensic Medicine. He was a Charter Member of the Society of Toxicology as well as a member of several other professional societies.
Frank Lu studied medicine at Cheeloo University. He immigrated to Canada in 1947 and was recruited by the Canadian Food and Drug Directorate, where he did extensive research resulting in the
Publication of some one-hundred scientific papers. Dr. Lu’s work in the field of toxicology has been recognized on many occasions. He was a recipient of the International Achievement Award from the International society Pharmacology and Toxicology. In addition, the Frank C. Lu Foundation for the Advancement of Preventive Medicine was established in China to promote the teaching and practice of disease prevention.
In 2000, along with General Electric and sixteen other entities and individuals, Dr. Lu was also a recipient of the Magnolia Silver Award from the Shanghai Municipal Government for advice on health matters.
Based on the notes of his lectures at special joint WHO-China training course on toxicology, he wrote the book Basic Toxicology in 1985. The book received worldwide acceptance, as evidenced by its repeated editions and reprinting, and by the appearance of six foreign language versions (simplified Chinese, French, Indonesian, Italian, Spanish and traditional Chinese). The latest edition was entitled “Lu’s Basic Toxicology” fifth Edition, with Sam Kacew of university of Ottawa.
He was active contributor to several charitable organizations and was a member of the Local Rotary Club for many years. Among his hobbies, he took particular pleasure in fishing which he did with considerable success and has many fish tales to tell. Dr. Lu was enjoying his retirement with his children and grandchildren, along with some professional work. A gathering of family and friends will be held at the Van Orsdel kendall Drive Chapel on Monday, May 30, 2011 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.
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