Katalin Karikó is a Hungarian biochemist who specializes in RNA-mediated mechanisms. Karikow is the mother of two-time Olympic gold medalist Susan Francia. Her work has contributed to BioNTtech’s effort to create immune cells that produce vaccine antigens.
About Katalin Kariko in brief
Katalin Karikó is a Hungarian biochemist who specializes in RNA-mediated mechanisms. Her research has been the development of in vitro-transcribed mRNA for protein therapies. She holds patents in the United States for application of non-immunogenic, nucleoside-modified RNA. She co-founded and was CEO of RNARx from 2006–2013. Karikow is the mother of two-time Olympic gold medalist Susan Francia.
She is a senior vice president at BioNTech RNA Pharmaceuticals. Her work has contributed to BioNTtech’s effort to create immune cells that produce vaccine antigens. In 2020 this technology was used within a vaccine for COVID-19 that was produced jointly by Pfizer and BioNTTech.
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