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Drew Weissman, MD, PhD, is a world-renowned physician and researcher at Penn Medicine, best known for his contributions to RNA biology and the COVID-19 vaccines. He and co-collaborator Katalin Karikó, PhD, invented the modified mRNA technology being used in Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s vaccines to prevent COVID-19.
Oct 2, 2023 · The highest honor was bestowed for foundational discoveries that gave the world a vaccine to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman are the recipients of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Our Faculty. Drew Weissman, M.D., Ph.D. Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research. Director of Vaccine Research, Infectious Diseases Division. Director, Institute for RNA Innovation, University of Pennsylvania. Department: Medicine. Graduate Group Affiliations. Immunology. Cell and Molecular Biology. Contact information. 410B Hill Pavilion.
Oct 2, 2023 · This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to biochemist Katalin Karikó and immunologist Drew Weissman for discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines...
Oct 2, 2023 · This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been jointly awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for discoveries enabling the creation of a new kind of vaccine, including some of the first ones that protected against COVID-19, the Nobel Assembly announced today.
Oct 2, 2023 · Physician and scientist Drew Weissman, who earned both an MD and a PhD at Boston University, and his research collaborator, Katalin Karikó, have won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their pioneering work developing the technology that powers the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, the Nobel committee announced on Mon...
Oct 2, 2023 · Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, whose work led to the development of mRNA vaccines against Covid, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
