也是所有28位候选人中唯一亚洲科学家
“ICONS”栏目是这样介绍屠呦呦的：
一位药物化学家，她的研究帮助挽回了数以百万人的生命。Pharmaceutical chemist whose research helped saved millions of lives。
受古籍启发，中国化学家屠呦呦发现一种全新的抗疟药，为拯救全世界人的生命做出了贡献。Inspired by ancient books, Chinese chemist Tu Youyou discovered a new treatment for malaria, which has helped save lives globally.
屠呦呦的灵感来自中国古代的一篇文章，古书籍记载，公元400年，青蒿曾被用于治疗间歇性发热（疟疾的一个标志）。在这种草药中，屠呦呦发现了一种能够有效治疗疟疾感染的化合物，也就是现在所说的青蒿素。她自愿成为第一试药人。As part of the programme charged with finding a treatment for malaria, Tu was inspired by an ancient Chinese text which said sweet wormwood was used to tackle intermittent fevers (a hallmark of malaria) around 400 AD. In the herb Tu discovered a compound, now known as artemisinin, which proved an effective treatment for the infection. Tu herself volunteered to be the first human recipient.全世界约一半人口处于罹患疟疾的风险之中，屠呦呦和青蒿素的巨大影响绝不能被低估。正如诺贝尔奖中所总结的，她的工作“让数百万人的生存和健康状况得以改善”。With half the world’s population at risk from malaria, Tu and artemisinin’s vast impact cannot be underestimated. As her Nobel Prize summary states her work has “led to the survival and improved health of millions of people.”
三大理由
在艰难时刻仍然秉持科学理想；砥砺前行亦不忘回望过去；她的成就跨越东西
她说
，“中医药从神农尝百草开始，在几千年的发展中积累了大量临床经验，对于自然资源的药用价值已经有所整理归纳。通过继承发扬，发掘提高，一定会有所发现，有所创新，从而造福人类。”
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