Chinese Pharmacologist Tu Youyou poses for photos with her trophy after winning the Lasker Award in New York, the United States, Sept. 23, 2011. The Chinese scientist was presented Lasker Award, a prestigious U.S. award, on Friday for the discovery of artemisinin, a drug therapy for malaria that has saved millions of lives across the globe, especially in the developing world. (Xinhua/Wang Chengyun) |