Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman bags 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for mRNA vax against COVID

Published On 2023-10-04 10:24 GMT   |   Update On 2024-02-12 19:14 GMT

Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman have been jointly awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of mRNA vax against Covid-19.

They received the honor “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against Covid-19”, said the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet in a statement.

Their groundbreaking findings have fundamentally changed the understanding of how mRNA interacts with our immune system, the Nobel committee said.

For more details, check out the link given below:

2023 Nobel For Medicine Awarded For MRNA Vax Against Covid





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