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Satoshi Ōmura

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Satoshi Ōmura

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Tu Youyou is named a medicine Nobel laureate

📅 5 October 2015

The prize announcement recognized her discovery of a novel malaria therapy.

Traditional Chinese knowledge gains world recognition

📅 5 October 2015

Tu’s research had consulted old medical literature while combining it with modern laboratory testing.

Parasitic-disease medicines receive a shared prize

📅 5 October 2015

The 2015 award also honored Campbell and Ōmura for work on another antiparasitic treatment.

A malaria discovery receives overdue visibility

📅 5 October 2015

The prize drew attention to a Chinese research network whose contributions had often been less visible internationally.