Tu Youyou, 1955, graduated from Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Peking University, and is a doctoral supervisor. He has been engaged in the research of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine for many years and achieved remarkable results, leading the research group to invent and develop antimalarial drugs neoartemisinin and reduced artemisinin. In August, 20 1 1, he won the lasker medical research award for the discovery of artemisinin.

20 15- 10 Tu Youyou 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. Tu Youyou is the first China native scientist to win the Nobel Prize in Science and the first China scientist to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.

Impact:

1, Tu Youyou's award shows the international medical community's deep concern for China's medical research, the far-reaching significance of traditional Chinese medicine in maintaining human health, and the academic spirit and innovative ability of China scientists, which is the pride of China's medical and health circles.

2. Tu Youyou won the 20 15 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, which is the glory of all Chinese sons and daughters and the pride of all women in China. On behalf of hundreds of millions of women in China, the All-China Women's Federation extended warm congratulations and high respect to her.