Katalin Karikó(1955)

Neuroscience

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.

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HungaryBioNTech (Germany)
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2024)Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2023)Draper Prize (2023)Wolf Prize in Medicine (2022)Shaw Prize in Life Science (2022)Japan Prize (2022)Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science (2022)King Faisal Prize (2022)Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2021)Lasker Basic Medical Research (2021)Gairdner International Award (2021)Dan David Prize (2021)Leibniz Prize (2021)BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge (Biomedicine) (2021)Princess of Asturias Award (2021)
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15
Major Awards
145
Publications
25,080
Citations
55
h-index
90
i10-index
173
Avg Citations/Paper

Awards & Recognition

2024
2023
2023
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2021
2021
2021
2021
2021
2021
2021

Career History

Senior Vice President

BioNTech

Mainz, DE

2013 — Present

Adjunct Professor

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, US

1989 — Present

Education

Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem

PhD

Biochemistry

1982

Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem

BS

1978

External Profiles

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ORCID
0000-0002-1864-3851
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Wikipedia
Biography

Career Path

Award progression over time

2021
Breakthrough Prize in Life SciencesBioNTech
2021
Lasker Basic Medical ResearchBioNTech
2021
Gairdner International AwardBioNTech
2021
Dan David PrizeBioNTech
2021
Leibniz PrizeBioNTech
2021
BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge (Biomedicine)BioNTech
2021
Princess of Asturias AwardBioNTech
2022
Wolf Prize in MedicineBioNTech
2022
Shaw Prize in Life ScienceBioNTech
2022
Japan PrizeBioNTech
2022
Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical ScienceBioNTech
2022
King Faisal PrizeBioNTech
2023
Nobel Physiology or MedicineUniversity of Szeged
2023
Draper PrizeBioNTech
2024
Gruber Prize in NeuroscienceBioNTech
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Co-winners

Shared the same award in the same year

Drew Weissman
Drew Weissman
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2023)
PC
Pieter Cullis
Draper Prize (2023)
David Baker
David Baker
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2021)
Catherine Dulac
Catherine Dulac
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2021)
Richard J. Youle
Richard J. Youle
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2021)
DL
Dennis Lo
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2021)
Karl Deisseroth
Karl Deisseroth
Lasker Basic Medical Research (2021)
Peter Hegemann
Peter Hegemann
Lasker Basic Medical Research (2021)
DO
Dieter Oesterhelt
Lasker Basic Medical Research (2021)
Mary-Claire King
Mary-Claire King
Gairdner International Award (2021)
Daniel J. Drucker
Daniel J. Drucker
Gairdner International Award (2021)
JH
Joel Habener
Gairdner International Award (2021)

Education

University of Szeged(Doctor of Philosophy)
University of Szeged(Master of Science)
Móricz Zsigmond Gimnázium és Közgazdasági Szakközépiskola

Career Timeline

Temple University?–present
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences?–present
Biological Research Centre1978–present
University of Pennsylvania1987–present
BioNTech2013–present

Top Publications

COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b1 elicits human antibody and TH1 T cell responses
Nature20201,745 citations
BNT162b2 vaccine induces neutralizing antibodies and poly-specific T cells in humans
Nature2021738 citations
Nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccines induce potent T follicular helper and germinal center B cell responses
Journal of Experimental Medicine2018474 citations
A noninflammatory mRNA vaccine for treatment of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
Science2021434 citations
Local delivery of mRNA-encoded cytokines promotes antitumor immunity and tumor eradication across multiple preclinical tumor models
Science Translational Medicine2021185 citations

Books

Breaking Through
Breaking Through
2023

Related Laureates

Other winners of the same award(s)

Emmanuelle Charpentier
Emmanuelle Charpentier
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2020)
Jennifer A. Doudna
Jennifer A. Doudna
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2020)
Shinya Yamanaka
Shinya Yamanaka
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013)
Demis Hassabis
Demis Hassabis
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
FZ
Feng Zhang
Gruber Prize in Genetics (2022)
Svante Pääbo
Svante Pääbo
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2022)
Huda Zoghbi
Huda Zoghbi
Horwitz Prize (2022)
David Julius
David Julius
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2021)

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