Tu Youyou

Tu Youyou (屠呦呦 Tú Yōuyōu; born 30 December 1930) is a Chinese malariologist and Medicinal chemistry pharmaceutical chemist. She discovered artemisinin (qīnghāosù, 青蒿素) and dihydroartemisinin, highly effective inhibitors of the Plasmodium parasites that cause malaria. (In traditional Chinese medicine, the dried above-ground part of the plant Artemisia annua is called “qīnghāo".) For her research, Tu received the 2011 Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award and the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (shared with William C. Campbell (scientist) William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura). Quotes 请各位有机会时更上一层楼，去领略中国文化的魅力，发现蕴含于传统中医药中的宝藏！http://news.ifeng.com/a/20151215/46682962_0.shtml {translation) When you have the opportunity, please go further and appreciate the charm of Chinese culture, discovering the treasures hidden in traditional Chinese medicine! 这不是我一个人的荣誉，是中国全体科学家的荣誉，大家一起研究了几十年，能够获奖不意外。http://news.163.com/15/1005/23/B56U2JSH00014AEE.html (translation) This is not my personal honor, but the honor of all Chinese scientists. We have been researching together for decades, so it's not surprising that I received this award. 在青蒿素发现的过程中，古代文献在研究的最关键时刻给我灵感。 (translation) During the discovery of artemisinin, ancient texts inspired me at the most crucial moment of the research. References External links Artemisin therapy for malaria 2011 Lasker Foundation https://laskerfoundation.org/winners/artemisinin-therapy-for-malaria/ Category:1930 births Category:Living people Category:Biologists from China Category:Chemists from China Category:Educators from China Category:Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine Category:Nobel laureates from China Category:Women biologists Category:Women chemists Category:Women Nobel laureates