Katalin Karikó.
Co-inventor of mRNA therapeutics
She pioneered messenger RNA for medicine.
Her work enabled rapid vaccine development.
In 1955, she was born in Hungary.
In 1982, she earned her PhD from the University of Szeged in Biochemistry.
In 2005, she co-published the key discovery that made mRNA safe for human use.
1. mRNA therapeutics, a method that teaches cells to make healing proteins.
2. It enabled fast development of vaccines and new treatments.
3. It supports therapies for cancer and rare diseases.
In 2023, she received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Her research changed modern medicine.
She currently serves as a professor at the University of Szeged and advisor to BioNTech.
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