Katalin Karikó

Katalin Karikó is a Hungarian-American biochemist and Professor at the University of Szeged, with a career spanning institutions like the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, and BioNTech RNA Pharmaceuticals. Her groundbreaking work on nucleoside-modified mRNA revolutionized vaccine development, notably enabling the first mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2. She co-authored landmark studies on RNA immunogenicity, lipid nanoparticle delivery, and therapeutic applications.