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With whom did Katalin Karikó share the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award?

  • Francis Collins

  • Anthony Fauci

  • Drew Weissman

  • Paul Offit

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In 2021, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman shared the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for their pioneering work on messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines. mRNA vaccines are a new type of vaccine that uses mRNA, a molecule that contains the instructions for making a protein, to teach the body to make a protein that is specific to a virus.
Unveiling the Pioneer: The Extraordinary Journey of Katalin Karikó

Unveiling the Pioneer: The Extraordinary Journey of Katalin Karikó

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