Tu Youyou has laid the most important foundation for artemisinin to treat human malaria, which has been vigorously promoted by the country and the World Health Organization. It has saved the lives of millions of malaria patients in the world, especially in developing countries, made revolutionary contributions to the treatment and control of this major parasitic infectious disease, and has also become the most brilliant example of promoting the inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese medicine and going global by scientific methods.
Zhu Chen said that Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize, which greatly enhanced the confidence of China's scientific and technological circles in building an innovative country and realizing the great rejuvenation of the nation. Tu Youyou is the first generation pharmacist trained in New China, and all the work of her and her team members was done in China. Tu Youyou's award is a landmark achievement of China's scientific and technological strength, comprehensive national strength and international competitiveness, which is closely related to the peaceful development of the country and mankind.
It is unprecedented for Tu Youyou to win the Nobel Prize, but it is certainly not unique. With the gradual realization of the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation, I believe that more outstanding achievements of China scientists will be recognized and respected by international academic circles in the future.
Zhu Chen said that how to evaluate scientific achievements is just a way. Health-related achievements must be written in the history of people's health, the motherland and mankind. The leading role played by academic leaders and leading scientists, especially the leading scientists in the core position, plays the most important role in the choice of breakthrough and the determination of major technical solutions. Tu Youyou is the most outstanding representative of this group. The final decisions made by the Nobel Prize Committee and the Lasker Prize Committee on 20 1 1 are entirely based on scientific and objective facts. (Comments by Zhu Chen, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC))
For decades, Tu Youyou has devoted itself to the prevention and treatment of malaria, a worldwide epidemic that seriously harms human health. She seeks the source of innovation from the great treasure house of traditional Chinese medicine, draws innovative inspiration from the voluminous ancient medical books, and draws innovative means from modern science and technology. With her own research team, she persisted in tackling difficulties and jointly tackled key problems, successfully extracted artemisinin from Chinese herbal medicine Artemisia annua, and developed a series of artemisinin drugs. This achievement has saved the lives of millions of people in the world, especially in developing countries, and is a milestone in the history of malaria control in the world. (The National Health and Family Planning Commission and state administration of traditional chinese medicine said in a congratulatory letter)
Teacher Tu Youyou has worked hard for many years and carried out scientific research unremittingly. She focused on the needs of the country, overcame difficulties, was meticulous and achieved remarkable results. (Academician of China Academy of Engineering and President of China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhang Boli)
Spring grass deer yo-yo: Artemisia annua holds two liters of water in one hand and soaks for more than 1000 years until you appear. For a mission, I persisted in thousands of experiments. Extract the essence of ancient culture, deeply implant it into the contemporary world, and help mankind survive. A herd of deer, suffering in Ye Yuan. Today we have a guest, De Yin Kong Zhao. (Moved China to win the prize)
Tu Youyou devoted himself to the research and practice of traditional Chinese medicine, led the team to overcome difficulties, discovered artemisinin, brought a brand-new antimalarial drug to human beings, solved the long-standing problem of failure of antimalarial drug treatment, and marked a new era of human antimalarial drug treatment. Combined drug therapy (ACT) based on dihydroartemisinin, artesunate and other derivatives is the first antimalarial drug in the world, which has saved the lives of millions of people in the world, especially in developing countries, produced enormous economic and social benefits, and made important contributions to scientific and technological innovation of traditional Chinese medicine and human health.
Brief introduction of Tu Youyou
Tu Youyou (1930 12.30-), female, Han nationality, Chinese Communist Party party member, pharmacist. Ningbo, Zhejiang, 195 1 was admitted to the Department of Pharmacy of Peking University Medical College, majoring in pharmacognosy. 1955 graduated from Beijing Medical College (now peking university health science center). After graduation, he received Chinese medicine training for two and a half years, and has been working in China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (renamed China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2005), during which he was promoted to master tutor and doctoral tutor. Now he is the chief scientist of Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Lifelong researcher and chief researcher, director of artemisinin research and development center, doctoral supervisor, winner of the Republic medal.
He has been engaged in the research of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine for many years, and his outstanding contribution is to create new antimalarial drugs artemisinin and dihydroartemisinin. A colorless crystal with the molecular formula of C 15H22O5 was successfully extracted from 1972 and named artemisinin. 20 1 1 In September, artemisinin, a drug used to treat malaria, saved millions of lives around the world, especially in developing countries, and won the Lasker Prize and the "Outstanding Achievement Award in Life Science" of GlaxoSmithKline China R&D Center.
20 15 10 won the nobel prize in physiology or medicine for discovering artemisinin which can effectively reduce the mortality of malaria patients. She became the first China person to win the Nobel Prize in Science.
The first China native scientist to win the Nobel Prize in Science, the Nobel Prize in Science is by far the highest award for the medical field in China, and also the highest award for the achievements of traditional Chinese medicine.
20 17 1.9 won the highest national science and technology award in 20 16. 20 18 12 18 the CPC central Committee and the State Council awarded comrade Tu Youyou the title of reform pioneer and the reform pioneer medal. 20 19 In May, she was selected as one of the 50 richest women in China Science and Technology by Forbes. In March 2020, she was selected into Time magazine 100 list of the most influential women.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Tu Youyou