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Eighty-five-yearoldChinesepharmacologistTuYouyoubecameChina'sfirstmedicineNobellaureatewhenitwasannouncedshewasoneofthreescientistsawardedthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinefortheirworkindevelopingeffectivedrugsagainstparasiticdiseases.
WilliamC.CampbellandSatoshimurawererecognizedfortheirnoveltherapyagainstinfectionscausedbyroundwormparasites.
WhileTuwashonoredfordevelopingArtemisinin,adrugtherapyformalariathathassavedmillionsoflivesacrosstheglobe,especiallyinthedevelopingworld,theNobelAssemblyatKarolinskaInstitutedisclosedonitswebsiteonMonday.
Tu,aChinesetrainedpharmacologistandaresearcherattheChinaAcademyofChineseMedicalSciencesinBeijing,wouldliketogotoOslo,NorwayinDecembertoreceiveherawardinperson,accordingtoCaoHongxin,thescienceandtechnologydepartmentheadoftheStateAdministrationofTraditionalChineseMedicine,andformerdirectoroftheacademy.
"Shesoundedcalmandsaidshehasreceivedlotsofcongratulatorycalls,"CaotoldChinaDailyonMondayafterhetelephonedTutocongratulateher."It'sanoverduehonorforTuandtheworld'srecognitionofTCM,"hesaid.
TuwashonoredforherworkinisolatingtheactiveingredientfromtheplantArtemisiaapiaceaHancethatprotectsagainstthemalariaparasiteanddevelopinganextractionmethodforitstherapeuticuse.
"ItwasinspiredbytheancientTCMclassicManualofClinicalPracticeandEmergencyRemediesbyTCMmasterGeHongoftheEasternJinDynasty(AD317-340),"Caosaid.
Thebooksayscoldlysqueezedsouthernwoodjuicecouldtreatmalaria.
HergreatfindingsspearheadedtheexplorationforthemodernizationofTCMaswell,headded.
In1969,Tustartedtochairagovernmentprojectaimedateradicatingmalaria.
Tuandhercolleaguesexperimentedwith380extractsin2,000candidaterecipesbeforetheyfinallysucceededinobtainingthepuresubstanceqinghaosu,laterknownasartemisinin,whichbecamethestandardregimenformalariaintheWorldHealthOrganization'scatalogofessentialmedicines.
In2011,TuwasawardedtheLaskerDebakeyClinicalMedicalResearchAward,commonlyreferredtoas"America'sNobelPrize".
