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Katalin Karikó

1955 - Today

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Katalin "Kati" Karikó (Hungarian: Karikó Katalin, pronounced [ˈkɒrikoː ˌkɒtɒlin]; born 17 January 1955) is a Hungarian-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. Karikó co-founded and was CEO of RNARx from 2006 to 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Katalin Karikó is the 159th most popular chemist (down from 96th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 72nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Hungarian Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Katalin Karikó ranks 159 out of 602. Before her are Harry Kroto, Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Robert W. Holley, Paul D. Boyer, Feodor Lynen, and Antoni Grabowski. After her are Ei-ichi Negishi, Georg Wittig, Edmond H. Fischer, Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, Bengt I. Samuelsson, and Frederick Gowland Hopkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Katalin Karikó ranks 28. Before her are Ludovico Einaudi, Isabelle Adjani, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, Haitham bin Tariq, Donatella Versace, and Whoopi Goldberg. After her are Liu Xiaobo, Angus Young, John Hinckley Jr., Olga Korbut, Guillermo Lasso, and Mariano Rajoy.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Katalin Karikó ranks 74 out of 1,077. Before her are Arthur Koestler (1905), Marcel Breuer (1902), Emeric Thököly (1657), Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409), Karl Mannheim (1893), and Géza II of Hungary (1130). After her are Béla II of Hungary (1108), Elizabeth of Bosnia (1340), Stephen II of Hungary (1101), Andrew I of Hungary (1010), László Moholy-Nagy (1895), and Péter Erdő (1952).

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Among CHEMISTS In Hungary

Among chemists born in Hungary, Katalin Karikó ranks 4. Before her are George de Hevesy (1885), Avram Hershko (1937), and George Andrew Olah (1927). After her are Mária Telkes (1900), Michael Polanyi (1891), and Elizabeth Roboz Einstein (1904).

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