Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist
Katalin Kariko
Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist
About Katalin
Katalin Kati Karikó is a Hungarian and American biochemist born on January 17, 1955. She specializes in RNA-mediated mechanisms, with a focus on in vitro transcribed messenger RNA used in protein replacement therapy. Her scientific research was instrumental in laying the groundwork for mRNA vaccines and overcoming significant obstacles and skepticism within the scientific community. Karikó co-discovered nucleoside modifications in RNA that suppress its immunogenicity, a breakthrough that earned her the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2023, shared with immunologist Drew Weissman. Her work includes securing United States patents for non-immunogenic, nucleoside-modified RNA, which has been licensed by companies such as BioNTech and Moderna to develop their protein-based therapies, including their COVID-19 vaccines. Karikó's contributions played a crucial role in the development of the effective mRNA vaccines that became central to the global response against SARS-CoV-2, significantly aiding the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout her career, she has held positions at various institutions, including the University of Pennsylvania, where she faced challenges such as underfunding and lack of tenure, and she later became affiliated with BioNTech and the University of Szeged. She served as CEO of RNARx and was a senior vice president at BioNTech before leaving in 2022 to focus on research. In recognition of her pioneering work, she has received numerous awards, including the Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award, and was named Time magazine's Hero of the Year in 2021.
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Latest interviews
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Mavericks of Science
Denied Funding, Promotions, She still won Nobel Prize
Mar 24, 2026
DIRECT TALK(VISION VIBES) | NHK WORLD-JAPAN
The Power of Persistence: Katalin Karikó / Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist
Feb 13, 2025
ZEITGEIST - The Podcast
Breaking Through with Katalin Karikó
Sep 19, 2024
Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Audio)
Developing the COVID-19 Vaccines with 2023 Nierenberg Prize Winner Katalin Karikó
Jul 5, 2024
Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Video)
Developing the COVID-19 Vaccines with 2023 Nierenberg Prize Winner Katalin Karikó
Jul 5, 2024
Conversations with scientists
Persistence and success in science
Jan 2, 2024
What It Takes®
Best of (Nobel Prize Edition) - Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman: The Vaccine Revolution
Oct 2, 2023
Between the Biotech Waves
Episode 26: A Between the Biotech Waves conversation with Drew Weissman
Feb 5, 2023
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What It Takes®
2 episodes
Shows
2
Mavericks of Science
1 episode
Shows
1
DIRECT TALK(VISION VIBES) | NHK WORLD-JAPAN
1 episode
Shows
1
ZEITGEIST - The Podcast
1 episode
Shows
1
Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Video)
1 episode
Shows
1
Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Audio)
1 episode
Shows
1
Conversations with scientists
1 episode
Shows
1
Between the Biotech Waves
1 episode
Shows
1
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