Tu Youyou

Institution
China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Country
China

Field
Biomedical Sciences

Tu, who won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, was awarded the 2017 Preeminent Science and Technology Award, the top award for science in China.

(Photo: Lasker Foundation)

AWARDS
  • 2017 Preeminent Science and Technology Award

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