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Tu Youyou

Prize
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine — 2015
for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against Malaria
Together with: Satoshi Ōmura , William C. Campbell
Citizenship
Republic of China Republic of China People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Languages
English, Standard Chinese, Wu Chinese
date of birth
12/30/1930
place of birth
Ningbo
Age
95 years
educated at
  • Peking University
    • end time: 1/1/1955
    • start time: 1/1/1951
  • Ningbo High School
    • end time: 1/1/1951
  • Peking University Health Science Center
  • Xiaoshi Middle School
  • Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
occupation
  • malariologist
  • pharmacist
  • inventor
  • chemist
  • pharmacologist
  • university teacher
position held
  • professor
field of work
  • pharmacology
  • traditional Chinese medicine
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