After detecting (检测) 380 extracts (提取物) made from 2,000 candidate recipes, Tu and her colleagues obtained a pure substance called “Qinghaosu”， which became known as artemisinin in 1972.

　　An artemisinin­based drug combination is now the standard regimen (养生法) for malaria, and the World Health Organization lists artemisinin and related agents in its catalog of “Essential Medicines”， said a statement from the foundation.

　　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.

　　Lasker Awards are known as “America's Nobels” for their knack (熟练技术) of gaining future recognition by the Nobel committee. In the last two decades, 28 Lasker laureates (得奖者) have gone on to receive the Nobel Prize, and 80 since 1945.

　　Which of the following statements about Tu Youyou is FALSE?

　　A. She is the first scientist on the mainland to win America's respected Lasker Award.

　　B. She is a scientist at the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in Beijing.

　　C. She is the first scientist in the world to win America's respected Lasker Award.

　　D. She began applying modern techniques with Chinese traditional medicine to find drug therapy for malaria in 1969.

　　56. Lasker Award is awarded by ________.

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