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1. • • Katalin Karikó, a Hungarian biochemist, started working with mRNA as early as 1989; her research at the University of Pennsylvania in the mid-2000s laid the foundation for both the BioNTech and Moderna vaccines (Karikó is a consultant on RNA pharmaceuticals for BioNTech, and was previously a senior vice president at the company).
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   Who is Professor Katalin Karikó?

   • Professor Katalin Karikó has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Professor Drew Weissman from the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Katalin Karikó, 2022 laureate of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Award and 2023 laureate of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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   What did Katalin Karikó and drew Weissman do in 2023?

   • Photo courtesy of Vilcek Foundation and MHamiltonVisuals Editor’s Note (10/2/23): Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman were awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on mRNA, which led to COVID vaccines that have protected billions of people. Karikó discusses some of the key advances in this interview from 2021.

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   Did Katalin Karikó develop mRNA technology?

   • But sometimes this work results in a breakthrough with global ramifications. Such was the case for Katalin Karikó, who, along with her colleague Drew Weissman, helped develop the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology that was used to produce the highly effective COVID vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna.

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   Where did professor Karikó come from?

   • Professor Karikó's scientific career began in her native Hungary. She moved to the United States of America in 1985 where she took up a position at Temple University in Pennsylvania. Five years later, she moved to the University of Pennsylvania, where she submitted a request for funding to study the use of RNA messengers for genetic therapy.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Katalin-KarikoKatalin Kariko | Research, mRNA, & COVID-19 Vaccine

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   May 10, 2024 · Nobel Prize (2023) Katalin Karikó (born January 17, 1955, Kisújszállás, Hungary) is a Hungarian-born biochemist known for her pioneering research into RNA (ribonucleic acid) therapeutics, particularly the development of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines. Karikó’s investigation into the ability of mRNA nucleosides (structural subunits of ...

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4. www.womenshistory.org › education-resourcesKati Karikó | National Women's History Museum

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   Oct 1, 2021 · Katalin Karikó was born on January 17, 1955, in Hungary. Her father was a butcher, and she grew up in the small Hungarian town of Kisujszallas. She knew from an early age that she wanted to be a scientist and set her sights on that goal.

5. www.ft.com › content › 37edfe5f-1a29-4bba-88aa-ba464Breaking Through: My Life in Science by Katalin Karikó — from ...

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   Jan 25, 2024 · Breaking Through: My Life in Science by Katalin Karikó — from ‘crazy mRNA lady’ to Nobel laureate A riveting account tracks a snakes-and-ladders path, from tough beginnings in Communist ...

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     A conversation with the biochemist Katalin Karikó

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     Treating the World: The Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman Story

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7. www.med.upenn.edu › apps › facultyKatalin Kariko | Faculty | About Us | Perelman School of ...

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   Oct 1, 2021 · Description of Research Expertise. Dr. Katalin Karikó’s research has for decades focused on RNA-mediated mechanisms, with the ultimate goal of developing in vitro-transcribed mRNA for protein therapy. She investigated RNA-mediated immune activation and co-discovered (with Penn Medicine colleague Drew Weissman) that nucleoside modifications ...

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   Sep 15, 2021 · Karikó was born in Hungary to a family of modest means. She started her work on modifying RNA during her Ph.D. studies and—convinced of the promise of RNA-based therapies—came to the U.S. to...

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10. time.com › collection › time100-voicesKatalin Kariko Tells Her Story From COVID Vaccine to a Nobel

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    Oct 6, 2023 · By Katalin Kariko. October 6, 2023 2:24 PM EDT. I liked working in the biotech industry. There was something so refreshing, so honest, about what we were doing and how we talked about it. We...

11. www.unesco.org › en › articlesKatalin Karikó becomes fifth woman to receive Nobel Prize ...

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    Professor Karikó's scientific career began in her native Hungary. She moved to the United States of America in 1985 where she took up a position at Temple University in Pennsylvania. Five years later, she moved to the University of Pennsylvania, where she submitted a request for funding to study the use of RNA messengers for genetic therapy.