The Tu Youyou Award is a prestigious international honor celebrating excellence in natural products and medicinal chemistry. Named after Nobel Laureate Tu Youyou, whose discovery of artemisinin has saved millions of lives, the award highlights groundbreaking contributions to these fields. Presented biennially, it aims to recognize and inspire scientists advancing research and innovation in natural products and medicinal chemistry. Explore the nomination process and requirements for the MDPI Tu Youyou Award.
Scientists with outstanding achievements and contributions in the fields of natural products chemistry and medicinal chemistry.
Please note that no personal nominations are accepted. For research institutes and academic societies, the organization's president can be invited to nominate on behalf of the institution. For universities, the head of the college/school/faculty can be invited to nominate on behalf of the university.
Candidates' institutional affiliations need to submit their nominations for final candidates to Tuyouyou Award Team directly by email after internal screening, and each institution can only nominate a maximum of two candidates for each edition of the Tu Youyou Award. Please note that once the nominations are received and confirmed by the Tu Youyou Award Team, revisions are no longer possible.
Tu Youyou Award Team
tuyouyouaward@mdpi.com