药学家屠呦呦由于青蒿素的发现和在治疗疟疾方面的杰出贡献，成为中国大陆第一个赢得拉斯克奖医学奖的科学家。

The Lasker Awards are given annually to people who have made major advances in the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure and prevention of human diseases since 1945.