On 2015 6, 4, the official website of Harvard Medical School announced the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize recipients for 2015. Dr. Tu Youyou from the Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, was honored for her outstanding contributions to malaria research. Also receiving the award were Professors Ruth S. Nussenzweig and Victor Nussenzweig from New York Medical School, recognized for their work on anti-malaria vaccines. The prize will be presented to the three laureates at a special symposium held at Harvard Medical School on 10 1.
The Gordon Allport Foundation was established in 1987 by American philanthropist Warren Allport. To date, the award has been presented to 51 scholars, 7 of whom later received the Nobel Prize. Past recipients hail from the United States, Germany, France, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, Scotland, Switzerland, Israel, Argentina, and other countries. This marks the first time the award has been bestowed upon a Chinese scholar since its inception.
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