Tu up for prestigious award Chinese scientist Tu Youyou, winner of the 2015 ______ for the discovery of artemisinin, a group of drugs used to combat malaria, has been ______ for China's Medal of the Republic. A selection of ______ for the national medal and an ______title will be held for the first time in ______of the 70th ______of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The Medal of the Republic is the country's highest honor for ______figures who have made great contributions to the construction and development of the PRC. Besides Tu, seven other ______ have been nominated for the honor, including Yuan Longping, a Chinese ______ who is also called the "father of hybrid rice". Another ______ have been nominated for the national honorary title.