Abstract
Tu Youyou, a joint-recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, was not nominated for the State Supreme Science and Technology Award of China. This case caused heated discussion in Chinese society. In order to deepen the understanding of the complexity of the case, based on original documents, the author studied the Understanding Conflict between Tu Youyou and the National Office for Science and Technology Awards in dealing with the 2003 Prince Mahidol Award in Medicine won by "China Cooperative Research Group on Qinghaosu and Its Derivatives as Antimalarials" . This article consists of four parts: the course of winning the Prince Mahidol Award in Medicine, the "represent problem" of awarding the Prince Mahidol Award in Medicine, the bonus distribution dispute on the Prince Mahidol Award in Medicine and the bonus donation failure of the the Prince Mahidol Award in Medicine. At the end of the article, the author discussed Tu Youyou’s failure in winning the 2012 State Supreme Science and Technology Award after getting nominated, and pointed out that it is necessary to improve China's science and technology award system and create the environment conducive to science and technology innovation, beneficial to fair competition and expedient to talent’s standing out.
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