My heartfelt condolences to Neidy's family and friends. I worked with Neidy at Dr. Hancock's lab in Vancouver. Neidy was an insightful scientist in our group. Her contributions will be remembered and she will be greatly missed. My husband Dustin and I remember Neidy very fondly.

I worked with Neidy when I was a PhD student in the Hancock lab. She was a ray of sunshine and was always so enthusiastic about science and life in general. I was very sorry to hear that she had lost her battle with cancer after fighting such a good fight. My thoughts go to her friends and family.

Dear Annika and family,
I am sad that Neidy will not be here to meet her first grandchild, but I am relieved her painful battle is over.  She is at peace and pain free now.  Neidy was always someone who beat the odds. I met Neidy when she first joined the Biomedical Research Centre back in 1993.Her English was very broken and interspersed with a lot of German. A lot of people had trouble understanding her, but I understood her perfectly since I spoke German as well. I was often the interpreter at the lunchroom table. I had a tremendous amount of respect for Neidy, and realized how easy my life was, compared to the challenges she had to face.  From living through the Cultural Revolution, to a woman studying science in China, immigrating to Germany ( learning the language), to coming to Canada (reestablishing again),and having a  productive career in research. Neidy worked towards her goals with focused determination,knowing the long roads can be walked one step at a time.  I was so happy for her when she was awarded her faculty position at the University of Saskatchewan. It was so deserved.  
      I think Neidy was in Saskatchewan only a year ( I can't remember exactly) when she became sick.  I was so angry, it was so unfair, that this should happen to someone as good and kind as Neidy, and who had worked so long and hard to get there.  But Neidy faced this challenge with her usual quiet, steely, persistent determination.  And she certainly beat the odds again. Finding a treatment that worked on only a very specific type of lung cancer in Asian women, and Neidy was one of them.  I am so grateful Neidy had so many extra years to watch Annika become independant and established.  To be there for her wedding and be content that she will be happy and settled. I only wish she could have held her first grandchild.  My own kids didn't have a grandmother, but she is still very alive with the stories I tell. Annika, your mother was a remarkable women and you can keep her memory alive for your child.  I still have some artwork you drew for me.  You probably don't remember, but you and your Mom came to my house once.  Neidy cooked some different receipes for me, including her famous eggplant dish.  It is still my favorite Chinese dish and I think of her everytime I prepare it.
Neidy never gave up, and she will always be one of by mentors when I need to face a tough challenge, one steady step at a time.

Thinking of you and your Family.
Sincerely,

Helen Merkens

We were very sorry to hear about the passing of Jiang-Hong, who we knew as Neidy.  On behalf of the Hancock lab at UBC, we would like to express our deepest sympathies to Neidy's family. 
Neidy was an experienced researcher with a strong background in immunology, and joined our lab back in 2002 when we were expanding from bacteriology research into immunological research as well.  In addition to her work on chemokines, Neidy is remembered for her enthusiastic and cheerful nature.  She was always smiling and good-natured, even during her long battle with cancer and the treatments she endured.  We will always remember fondly (and with much amusement) her stories of the family pet snake, incidents with misbehaving mice and interesting samples in the lab freezers.

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Jiang-Hong Gong

29 août 1950 – 26 avril 2015

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