Karikó Katalin

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Born	January 17, 1955, Szolnok, Hungary
Age	71 years
Other names	Kati Kariko
Citizenship	Hungary, United States
Fields	Biochemistry, RNA technologies
Institutions	University of Szeged, Temple University, University of Pennsylvania, BioNTech
Education	University of Szeged (BSc, PhD)
Known for	mRNA technology in immunology and therapies

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Katalin „Kati“ Karikóová je maďarsko-americká biochemička, ktorá sa špecializuje na mechanizmy sprostredkované ribonukleovou kyselinou (RNA), najmä in vitro transkribovanú mediátorovú RNA (mRNA). Karikó položila vedecké základy pre mRNA vakcíny, čím prekonala veľké prekážky a skepticizmus vo vedeckej komunite. Vďaka svojej priekopníckej práci získala v roku 2023 spolu s americkým imunológom Drewom Weissmanom Nobelovu cenu za fyziológiu alebo medicínu.

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