# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/katalin-kariko
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:53:06.130Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/katalin-kariko"
name: "Katalin Karikó"
slug: "katalin-kariko"
description: "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."
tagline: "Hungarian biochemist"
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birthDate: "1955-01-17"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump