Drew Weissman(1959)
MedicineDrew Weissman is an American physician and immunologist known for his contributions to RNA biology. Weissman is the inaugural Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research, director of the Penn Institute for RNA Innovation, and professor of medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn).
United StatesUniversity of Pennsylvania
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)BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge (Biomedicine) (2021)Princess of Asturias Award (2021)
13
Major Awards
377
Publications
38,688
Citations
86
h-index
235
i10-index
102.6
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Career History
Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, US
PI
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, US
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
KK
Katalin Karikó
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2023)
PC
Pieter Cullis
Draper Prize (2023)
David Baker
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2021)
Catherine Dulac
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2021)
Richard J. Youle
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2021)
DL
Dennis Lo
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2021)
Karl Deisseroth
Lasker Basic Medical Research (2021)
Peter Hegemann
Lasker Basic Medical Research (2021)
DO
Dieter Oesterhelt
Lasker Basic Medical Research (2021)
Mary-Claire King
Gairdner International Award (2021)
Daniel J. Drucker
Gairdner International Award (2021)
JH
Joel Habener
Gairdner International Award (2021)
Education
Boston University(Doctor of Philosophy)
Boston University(Doctor of Medicine)
Brandeis University(Bachelor of Science)
Brandeis University(Master of Science)
Career Timeline
University of Pennsylvania?–present
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania?–present
Top Publications
CAR T cells produced in vivo to treat cardiac injury
Science20221,146 citations
Nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccines induce potent T follicular helper and germinal center B cell responses
Journal of Experimental Medicine2018474 citations
Respiratory mucosal immunity against SARS-CoV-2 after mRNA vaccination
Science Immunology2022325 citations
A multivalent nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccine against all known influenza virus subtypes
Science2022321 citations
In vivo hematopoietic stem cell modification by mRNA delivery
Science2023282 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
Emmanuelle Charpentier
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2020)
Jennifer A. Doudna
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2020)
Shinya Yamanaka
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013)
Demis Hassabis
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
FZ
Feng Zhang
Gruber Prize in Genetics (2022)
FH
Franz-Ulrich Hartl
Wolf Prize in Medicine (2020)
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Arthur Horwich
Wolf Prize in Medicine (2020)
Sydney Brenner
Dan David Prize (2003)
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