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Chinese female scientist Tu Youyou won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology
or Medicine on October 5 for her discoveries concerning a novel treatment against
malaria(疟疾). This is the first
Nobel Prize given to a Chinese scientist for work carried out within China.
Tu shared the prize with Irish-born William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura
of Japan, who were honoured for their revolutionary anti-roundworm treatment. Eighty-four-year-old
Tu is awarded this prize for her contribution to cutting the death rate of malaria,
reducing patients' suffering and promoting mankind's health. Although she received
several medical awards in the past, the 2015 Nobel Prize is definitely the most
privilege reward that recognizes Tu's dedication and perseverance in discovering
artemisinin(青蒿素),the key drug that battles malaria-friendly parasites(寄生虫).
However, her route to the honour has been anything but traditional. She won
the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, but she doesn't have a medical degree
or a PhD. In China, she is even being called the "three-noes" winner:
no medical degree, no doctorate, and she's never worked overseas. No wonder her
success has stirred China's national pride and helped promote confidence of native
Chinese scientists.
The fact that Tu has none of these three backgrounds reminds us that science
should be more accessible to all. One can become a scientist no matter what kind
of background he or she comes from, as long as one dives into scientific research.
There have been discussions on people who really love science but are never able
to achieve much during their whole life. Their contributions can never be ignored.
They work so hard to prove the wrong way so that the future researchers will be
closer to the right one.
As the first Chinese mainland Nobel Prize winner of natural science award,
Tu's record-breaking winning also serves as a reminder to those who are too eager
for instant success. Science is never about instant success. Tu spent decades on
scientific research before its value is officially acknowledged. There is no way
to measure how much one devotes to science and compare it with how much reward he
or she may get.
