When was Tu Youyou born?

Tu Youyou was born on 30 December 1930 in Ningbo.

What positions has Tu Youyou held?

Positions held by Tu Youyou include: professor.

Where did Tu Youyou study?

Tu Youyou was educated at Peking University, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Ningbo High School.

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Tu Youyou

तु युयु

Chinese medical scientist

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Tu Youyou is a Nobel Prize-winning Chinese pharmaceutical chemist. She discovered artemisinin and dihydroartemisinin, used to treat malaria; these discoveries were a breakthrough in twentieth-century tropical medicine, saving millions of lives in South China, Southeast Asia, Africa, and South America. Tu was born, educated and carried out her research exclusively in China.

Quick facts

Born: 30 December 1930 wd
Place of birth: Ningbo wd
Citizenship: People's Republic of China, Republic of China wd
Occupation: chemist, pharmacologist, inventor, university teacher, pharmacist, malariologist wd
Political party: Chinese Communist Party wd
Education: Peking University, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Ningbo High School, Xiaoshi Middle School wd

Positions held wd

professor

Awards wd

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2015)
Warren Alpert Foundation Prize (2015)
Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award (2011)
Pioneer of Reform (2018)
Medal of the Republic (2019)
State Preeminent Science and Technology Award (2016)
UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences (2020)

Questions

When was Tu Youyou born?: Tu Youyou was born on 30 December 1930 in Ningbo.
What positions has Tu Youyou held?: Positions held by Tu Youyou include: professor.
Where did Tu Youyou study?: Tu Youyou was educated at Peking University, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Ningbo High School.

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