Ukr.Biochem.J. 2025; Volume 97, Issue 2, Mar-Apr, pp. 105-113

doi: https://doi.org/10.15407/ubj97.02.105

Honor the past while celebrating the present: Tu Youyou and the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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T. V. Danylova1*, S. V. Komisarenko2

1Institute for Social and Political Psychology, National Academy
of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv;
*e-mail: danilova_tv@ukr.net;
2Palladin Institute of Biochemistry, National Academy
of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv

Received: 03 March 2025; Revised: 01 April 2025;
Accepted: 25 April 2025; Available on-line: 12 May 2025

This article aims to highlight the major milestones in the life of a medical scientist, pharmaceutical chemist, and educator Tu Youyou who, without a doctoral degree, a top position at a research institution and background of studying or researching abroad, made a breakthrough in world medicine. Turning to the treasury of Chinese wisdom – traditional Chinese medicine, she, together with her group, created an antimalarial drug that saved the lives of millions of people.

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