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Katalin Karikó

Hungarian-American biochemist (born 1955)

Born: 1955 CENationality: Hungary

About Katalin Karikó

Katalin "Kati" Karikó is a Hungarian and American biochemist who specializes in ribonucleic acid (RNA)-mediated mechanisms, particularly in vitro-transcribed messenger RNA (mRNA) for protein replacement therapy. Karikó laid the scientific groundwork for mRNA vaccines, overcoming major obstacles and skepticism in the scientific community. Karikó received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2023 for her work, along with American immunologist Drew Weissman.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Pandemic2019 CE – 2023 CE

COVID-19 Pandemic

A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) originating in Wuhan, China triggered a global pandemic that killed an estimated 7–20 million people directly and caused the most severe global economic contraction since the Great Depression, fundamentally accelerating structural changes in work, supply chains, geopolitics, and vaccine technology.