The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 was divided, one half jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura and the other half to Youyou Tu.
William Campbell and Satoshi Omura developed a new drug to treat river blindness and lymphatic filariasis. Youyou Tu discovered a drug that significantly reduces death rates from malaria.
William C. Campbell is an Irish biochemist.
Satoshi Ōmura is a Japanese biochemist. He is professor emeritus at Kitasato University.
Tu Youyou is a Chinese medical scientist, pharmaceutical chemist, and educator
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