Honorary Doctorate Dr. Katalin Karikó
On 20 October 2022, the day that Radboud University celebrated its 99th anniversary, Dr. Katalin Karikó received a Radboud honorary doctorate in recognition of her scientific contributions to developing mRNA-based vaccines. This edition includes the laudatio of the honorary supervisor and the speech...
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| author | Karikó, Katalin Rutjes, Floris |
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| description | On 20 October 2022, the day that Radboud University celebrated its 99th anniversary, Dr. Katalin Karikó received a Radboud honorary doctorate in recognition of her scientific contributions to developing mRNA-based vaccines. This edition includes the laudatio of the honorary supervisor and the speech of the honorary doctor.
Karikó spent years researching medical applications of mRNA. Her dream was to develop synthetic mRNA and use this to cure cancer, strokes, and influenza. Eventually, after years of toil, rejection, and criticism from colleagues, she and fellow researcher Drew Weissman demonstrated that it is possible to trigger an immune response in the body with mRNA without the body turning against the mRNA itself. With this breakthrough, a new revolutionary technique was born.
Thanks to Karikó’s scientific work, BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna were able to develop the current mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. A prime example of the beneficial impact that fundamental research can eventually have on society. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-985542025-07-17T12:16:03Z Honorary Doctorate Dr. Katalin Karikó Karikó, Katalin Rutjes, Floris COVID-19; mRNA vaccines; Honorary doctor; Honorary doctorate thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSB Biochemistry thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSB Biochemistry thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing On 20 October 2022, the day that Radboud University celebrated its 99th anniversary, Dr. Katalin Karikó received a Radboud honorary doctorate in recognition of her scientific contributions to developing mRNA-based vaccines. This edition includes the laudatio of the honorary supervisor and the speech of the honorary doctor. Karikó spent years researching medical applications of mRNA. Her dream was to develop synthetic mRNA and use this to cure cancer, strokes, and influenza. Eventually, after years of toil, rejection, and criticism from colleagues, she and fellow researcher Drew Weissman demonstrated that it is possible to trigger an immune response in the body with mRNA without the body turning against the mRNA itself. With this breakthrough, a new revolutionary technique was born. Thanks to Karikó’s scientific work, BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna were able to develop the current mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. A prime example of the beneficial impact that fundamental research can eventually have on society. 2023-03-20T09:20:08Z 2023-03-20T09:20:08Z 2023-03-14T13:31:25Z 2023 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/61694 9789493296008 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/98554 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/61694/1/honorary-doctorate-dr-katalin-kariko.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/61694/1/honorary-doctorate-dr-katalin-kariko.pdf Radboud University Press 10.54195/BNYC2439 10.54195/BNYC2439 03f2ee54-0bbe-41bd-91a6-829a8332e7b4 9789493296008 34 Nijmegen open access |
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