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

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. Tur...

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Main Authors: T. V. Danylova, S. V. Komisarenko
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Published: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Palladin Institute of Biochemistry 2025-04-01
Series:The Ukrainian Biochemical Journal
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Online Access:http://ukrbiochemjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Danylova-TV_97_2.pdf
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title Honor the past while celebrating the present: Tu Youyou and the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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