Tu Youyou is the first Chinese woman scientist(award) the Nobel Prize. She was born on December 30, 1930 in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. In 1955, she graduated from Beijing Medical College and (begin) working in China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, where she is now Chief Scientist. At the age of 39, she became the leader of a research team(aim) to discover treatment for malaria(疟疾). Three years later. the team managed to extract(提取) Qinghaosu from a Chinese herb, which is very (effect) in fighting malaria. In 1986, after about 14 years of efforts, they obtained a New Drug Certificate for Qinghaosu, was issued by the Ministry of Health of China.
Tu had spent decades on scientific research attentively before the(inspire) news came in 2015 that Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize in Physiology Medicinediscovering a novel therapy(独特的疗法）against malaria. "The(discover) of Qinghaosu is a gift to mankind from traditional Chinese medicine. It is the collective achievement of the research team. Winning the prize ishonor for China's science and traditional Chines medicine, " Tu Youyou told Xinhua.
In 2019, Tu Youyou was nominated (提名)for China's Medal of the Republic. In my mind, she is(absolute) one of the greatest persons that make difference to the world.
