Youyou tu biography of albert

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    Peking University, Oct. 10, 2019: Tu Youyou, a Chinese scientist or more specifically, phytochemist – a specialist in studying the chemistry of plants, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015. She is the first female Mainland Chinese scientist to receive a Nobel Prize in the field of science, and she achieved it without a medical degree. After years of meticulousness, perseverance, and dedication, she discovered artemisinin and dihydroartemisinin (qinghaosi), which are the chemical compounds used to treat malaria. However, according to Tu Youyou, her greatest achievement is not winning the Nobel Prize, but rather having the opportunity to demonstrate the benefits of traditional Chinese medicine on the international stage.


    Tu Youyou

    Early Years

    Tu was born on December 30, 1930 in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China. Her family name was highly recognized. Thus, she had the opportunity to attend the best schools in the area. However, at the age of 16, s

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    VIVIAN KIRKFIELD – Writer for Children

    My sister used to call me Pollyanna because I always found something to be glad about. Our recent health crisis has negatively impacted so many people – and perhaps you might feel that there couldn’t be anything positiv. But just about a year ago, I got to connect with two amazing kid-lit people, author and editor Helen Wu and author/illustrator Songju Daemicke when inom hosted them for a to share about their book on Covid-19. So, when inom discovered that Songju has an fantastisk nonfiction picture book launching later this year, inom knew I’d want to tell the world about it. And guess what?

    THIS brev IS THE COVER REVEAL!

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    Nonfiction! Biography! Diversity! #WOMENINSTEM!

    This book checks off all the boxes – and inom can’t wait to get a copy!

    I was so happy when Songju agreed to stop by and share some of the story behind the story – you all know how much I love hearing about that.

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    Maria Marshall 
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    Songju Ma Daemicke grew up in Jilin, China, and came to the United States in 1996. Songju lives in a Chicago suburb with her husband and their daughters. Songju is proud of her heritage and loves to share the rich Chinese culture with people, especially young people. Trained as an engineer and with a strong science background, her books share both science and logic concepts with young children.

    She is the author of Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant (2017) and A Case of Sense (2016).

    Her newest picture book, Tu Youyou’s Discovery: Finding a Cure for Malaria, releases on October 1st, 2021.

    Welcome Songju,

    Tell us a little about yourself. (Where/when do you write? How long have you been writing? How did you get started? What is your favorite type of book to write?)

    I started writing in 2012 when I attended a free English class for foreigners at our loc