Ugur Sahin(1965)
Ugur Sahin is a recipient of the Leibniz Prize (2021) from Turkey. They were educated at Erich Kastner Gymnasium. They have been affiliated with BioNTech.
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Major Awards
723
Publications
69,722
Citations
103
h-index
327
i10-index
96.4
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
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Career History
Director
HI-TRON
Mainz, DE
Founder and Scientific Advisor
TRON (Translational Oncology of the University Medical Center at the Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz)
Mainz, DE
Co-founder and CEO
BioNTech
Mainz, DE
Professor for Translational Oncology and Immunology
University Medical Center
Mainz, DE
External Profiles
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Erich Kastner Gymnasium(Abitur)
Career Timeline
BioNTech?–present
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz?–present
Positions & Roles
chief executive officeruniversity teacher
Top Publications
COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b1 elicits human antibody and TH1 T cell responses
Nature20201,750 citations
Phase I/II study of COVID-19 RNA vaccine BNT162b1 in adults
Nature20201,333 citations
Personalized RNA neoantigen vaccines stimulate T cells in pancreatic cancer
Nature20231,121 citations
Personalized vaccines for cancer immunotherapy
Science2018966 citations
An RNA vaccine drives immunity in checkpoint-inhibitor-treated melanoma
Nature2020903 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
GF
Gerd Faltings
Abel Prize (2026)
SP
Svante Pääbo
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2022)
MH
Martin Hairer
Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics (2021)
EC
Emmanuelle Charpentier
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2020)
RG
Reinhard Genzel
Nobel Prize in Physics (2020)
PS
Peter Scholze
Fields Medal (2018)
SW
Stefan W. Hell
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2014)
HZ
Harald zur Hausen
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2008)
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