Leepo Cheng Yu ’63

Leepo Cheng Yu ’63, of Bethesda; April 28, of cancer. Dr. Yu was born Cheng Lee-Po in Shanghai. She worked for 36 years at NIH’s National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases before retiring in 2009 as a section chief in the laboratory of muscle biology. Her research included collaboration with a team of international scientists specializing in the study of molecular-level muscle structure with the use of synchrotron X-ray diffraction. She also acted and sang in traditional Chinese operas at cultural centers and auditoriums in the United States and China and was a member of the Biophysical Society. She is survived by her husband, Victor; son Albert ’92; and a brother.