It has been a long time since I wrote about news regarding the Nobel Prize. In the first few years, I would pay close attention and repost updates to my blog as soon as they were released. In recent years, however, I have only glanced at the lists without updating the blog. This sudden update is because I saw a Chinese name, Tu Youyou, appearing for the first time in the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. I am writing this brief post to share the joy with everyone.
Official Nobel Prize website: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2015/tu-facts.html
The name Tu Youyou is not new to me; I seem to have heard it a couple of years ago, and it appeared she had been nominated for the Nobel Prize back then as well. However, her successful win this year still came as a pleasant surprise to me, and of course, I am very happy. This year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine is shared by two Japanese scientists (William C. Campbell and Satoshi Omura) and one Chinese scientist (Tu Youyou). The first two each share 1/4 of the prize money, while Tu Youyou shares 1/2. From this perspective, the weight of Tu Youyou’s award is very significant.
Tu Youyou developed Artemisinin, making outstanding contributions to research in reducing the mortality rate of malaria patients.
William C. Campbell and Satoshi Omura discovered a new drug, Avermectin, derivatives of which have lowered the incidence of River Blindness and Lymphatic Filariasis, and have shown efficacy against other types of parasitic infections.
The Nobel Committee stated that the three laureates developed therapies that have played a revolutionary role in the treatment of some of the most devastating parasitic diseases.
Source: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/2015/10/151005_nobel_medicine_prize
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