Katalin Karikó

Hungarian biochemist · Hungary · On the map · Academics · Born 1955 · age 71

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.

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2024BBC 100 WomenAward2023National Inventors Hall of FameAward2022Canada Gairdner International AwardAwardFellow of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesAwardHonorary doctorate from the University of GenevaAwardLouis-Jeantet Prize for MedicineAwardWarren Alpert Foundation PrizeAward2021Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical ResearchAwardFor Human Dignity AwardAwardKeio Medical Science PrizeAwardLouisa Gross Horwitz PrizeAwardSzéchenyi PrizeAwardWilhelm Exner MedalAward2020Rosenstiel AwardAward1955Born17 January 1955

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Child Susan Francia

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Karikó Katalin with a statue of Albert Szent-Györgyi, a fellow Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winner, at the University of Szeged

Karikó (right) with Drew Weissman in 2022

Katalin Karikó wall painting in Budapest, Hungary

Karikó's daughter Susan Francia

Awards

BBC 100 Women2024

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine2023

Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen2023

National Inventors Hall of Fame2023

Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences2022

Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize2022

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences2022

Pearl Meister Greengard Prize2022

Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal2022

Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine2022

Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva2022

Warren Alpert Foundation Prize2022

Canada Gairdner International Award2022

Helmholtz Medal2022

Ernest Solvay Prize2022

Széchenyi Prize2021

For Human Dignity Award2021

Wilhelm Exner Medal2021

Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research2021

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science2021

Keio Medical Science Prize2021

Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize2021

Grand Prize of the French Academy of Science2021

Time 1002021

Albany Medical Center Prize2021

Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award2021

Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research2021

William B. Coley Award2021

John Scott Award2021

Rosenstiel Award2020

EMBO Membership

Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh

Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine

About this person

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.

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Hungary