pharmacologists

Chronicles the life of scientist Tu Youyou who created a treatment for malaria using traditional Chinese medicine and won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and details her early life, scientific career, and achievements. Includes color illustrations, a timeline, text-related questions, and an activity.

"Tu Youyou had been interested in science and medicine since she was a child, so when malaria started infecting people all over the world in 1969, she went to work finding a treatment. Trained as a medical researcher in college and healed by traditional medicine techniques when she was young, Tu Youyou started experimenting with natural Chinese remedies. The treatment she discovered through years of research and experimentation is still used all over the world today"--Provided by publisher.

A brief biography of pharmacologist Tu Youyou, an expert in both traditional Chinese medicine and modern medicine, who found a cure for malaria and is credited with saving many lives.

Highlights the life, career, and legacy of Gertrude Belle Elion, a female pioneer in biochemistry and pharmacology. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, text-related questions, and color photographs.

Highlights the life, career, and legacy of Gertrude Belle Elion, a female pioneer in biochemistry and pharmacology. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, text-related questions, and color photographs.

A biography of the woman who used her understanding of chemistry to help develop medicines and who devoted her life to helping others.