William Campbell, Satoshi Omura and Tu Youyou jointly won the 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine their work against parasitic diseases (寄生虫病). 85-year-old Tu was awarded this prize for her contribution to (reduce) the death rate of malaria (疟疾), minimizing patients' suffering and promoting mankind's health. This is science is all about.
As a matter of fact, Tu has won some attention when she (get) the Lasker Award in 2011. But there is no way to compare her popularity back to the attention she is receiving today. As the first Chinese mainland Nobel Prize Winner of natural science award, Tu's winning (complete) surprised Chinese people, have long been wondering when the first Chinese Nobel Laureate in natural science would appear.
Tu Youyou is the first Chinese scientist to win a Nobel Prize for work (carry) out within China. She has spent 40 years' time on scientific research. Although the Nobel Prize did not come to her until four decades later, it is definitely one of most privilege rewards that recognizes Tu's devotion and perseverance in discovering artemisinin (青蒿素). Her record-breaking winning (be) a reminder that science is never about instant success. There is no way to measure how much you spend on scientific research and compare with how much reward you get.
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