The 2016 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award was given to three scientists working on different stages of the translational sciences on bringing a high efficacious therapy against hepatitis C virus （HCV） ...The 2016 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award was given to three scientists working on different stages of the translational sciences on bringing a high efficacious therapy against hepatitis C virus （HCV） infection to a reality. An effective treatment of HCV chronic infection was developed, by a team led by Michael Sofia, using a prodrug approach and the drug PSI-7977 or Sofosbuvir was approved in 2013 less than 28 years after the initial discovery of HCV.展开更多
The 2011 Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award honors a scientist who discovered artemisinin and its utility for treating malaria. Prof. TU You-you （China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing） transformed a...The 2011 Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award honors a scientist who discovered artemisinin and its utility for treating malaria. Prof. TU You-you （China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing） transformed an ancient Chinese healing method into the most powerful antimalarial medicine currently available that has saved millions of lives across the globe, especially in the developing world. An artemisinin-based drug combination is now the standard regimen for malaria recommended by the World Health Organization （WHO）.展开更多
文摘The 2016 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award was given to three scientists working on different stages of the translational sciences on bringing a high efficacious therapy against hepatitis C virus （HCV） infection to a reality. An effective treatment of HCV chronic infection was developed, by a team led by Michael Sofia, using a prodrug approach and the drug PSI-7977 or Sofosbuvir was approved in 2013 less than 28 years after the initial discovery of HCV.
文摘The 2011 Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award honors a scientist who discovered artemisinin and its utility for treating malaria. Prof. TU You-you （China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing） transformed an ancient Chinese healing method into the most powerful antimalarial medicine currently available that has saved millions of lives across the globe, especially in the developing world. An artemisinin-based drug combination is now the standard regimen for malaria recommended by the World Health Organization （WHO）.
