Tu Youyou

Chinese · 1930–

Pharmaceutical chemist who discovered artemisinin, a treatment for malaria that has saved millions of lives, winning the Nobel Prize in 2015.

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“每个科学家都梦想做一些能帮助世界的事情。”

Chinese

“Every scientist dreams of doing something that can help the world.”

Nobel Prize acceptance speech

“青蒿素的发现是中医药给世界的一份礼物。”

Chinese

“The discovery of artemisinin was a gift from traditional Chinese medicine to the world.”

Nobel Lecture