Tu Youyou

Pharmaceutical Chemist • Educator
Born 1930 • China

Tu Youyou, a Chinese pharmaceutical chemist, discovered artemisinin and dihydroartemisinin, drugs that revolutionized 20th-century tropical medicine and saved millions of lives by treating malaria. Received the 2015 Nobel Prize, making her the first Chinese woman to receive a Nobel Prize in any category.

This poster was commissioned by the Nevertheless podcast, which celebrates women’s STEM advancements.

Artist: Xu Hui, an illustrator from Jinan, China.

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