屠呦呦,1951年考入北京大学医学院,1955年毕业于北京医学院药学系。历任中国中医研究院中药研究所化学研究室副主任、副研究员。1971年首先从青蒿中发现抗疟有效提取物,1972年又分离出新型结构的抗疟有效成分青蒿素,1979年获国家发明奖二等奖。2011年9月获得拉斯克临床医学奖,获奖理由是“因为发现青蒿素一种用于治疗疟疾的药物,挽救了全球特别是发展中国家的数百万人的生命。” Tu Yo Yo, admitted to Peking University School of Medicine in 1951, graduated from Beijing Medical College in 1955. FormerChina Institute of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina Institute of Chemical Research deputy director, associate researcher. In 1971, the first effective antimalarial extract was found from Artemisia annua. In 1972, the new anti-malarial active ingredient artemisinin was also isolated. In 1979, it won the second prize of National Invention Award. The Lasker Award for Clinical Medicine was awarded in September 2011 for “The discovery of artemisinin, a drug used to treat malaria, has saved the lives of millions of people worldwide, especially in developing countries.” "