Tu Youyou
Nobel Prize laureate in Medicine 2015
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Tu Youyou, born on December 30, 1930, in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China, is a renowned pharmacologist and researcher. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2015 for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against malaria. Her work led to the development of artemisinin, an effective treatment that has saved millions of lives worldwide. Tu Youyou is the first Chinese woman to receive a Nobel Prize in this category.
Frequently asked
- Who is Tu Youyou?
- Tu Youyou, born on December 30, 1930, in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China, is a renowned pharmacologist and researcher. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2015 for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against malaria. Her work led to the development of artemisinin, an effective treatment that has saved millions of lives worldwide. Tu Youyou is the first Chinese woman to receive a Nobel Prize in this category.
- In what year did Tu Youyou win the Nobel Prize?
- 2015 — Medicine