In 2002, she became the first person from her country to receive China's Friendship Award, the highest honor given to foreigners by the central government

Chinese-American Yuan Chang, 58, joined the list of physiology or medicine laureates, together with her husband Patrick S

We didn't expect that we would come to love the country as much as we do," said Cho, who speaks fluent Mandarin

Besides calling for putting up the memorial, the resolution aimed at raising public awareness against sex trafficking and all forms of sexual violence

The couple was listed for the discovery of the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus (KSHV), also known as human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8)