In memory of a great physiologist and my mentor Te-Pei FENG

I did my Ph.D.thesis work with Dr.Te-Pei FENG during 1987-1993 (Fig.1).I was lucky to be a student of TP FENG partly because we both graduated from Fudan University,with a time span of 60 years. When TP was 80 years old,he wanted to recruit a student directly from Fudan University and I was recommended to him.The first meeting with TP was unforgettable.Although at his 80's,TP was

I did my Ph. D. thesis work with Dr. Te-Pei FENG during 1987-1993 （Fig.l）. I was lucky to be a student ofTP FENG partly because we both graduated from Fudan University, with a time span of 60 years. When TP was 80 years old, he wanted to recruit a student directly from Fudan University and I was recommended to him. The first meeting with TP was unforgettable. Although at his 80＇ s, TP was so energetic with sharp eyes and rich voice. ＂I do not want to train a small TP FENG. I want to train a big TP FENG!＂ His first words grabbed me immediately. ＂What is a big TP FENG？ A big TP FENG is like MAO Ze-Dong having his own Jing-Gang-Shan, his own power base.＂ During my seven years of working with TP, he has repeated these words again and again, not only to me but also to many of his students and colleagues.