Scientists whose work enabled mRNA Covid vaccine win medicine Nobel prize Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman share £823,000 prize announced by Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023
Medicine Nobel 2023 awarded to Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman for their work in mRNA vaccines The 2023 Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. The Hindu · Oct 2, 2023
Penn scientists made a universal flu vaccine using mRNA, and they plan to test it in humans PHILADELPHIA — For years, scientists have tried, and failed, to make a one-and-done vaccine that would provide at least partial protection against all types of the flu. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 7, 2022
COVID boosters take aim just at omicron. This lab is going after coronaviruses the world hasn’t seen yet PHILADELPHIA — Her gloved fingers working quickly yet carefully, Garima Dwivedi filled row after row of little wells on a plastic laboratory plate, pushing a button to squirt drops of clear fluid she had extracted from the blood of mice. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 21, 2022
Canadian scientists made life-saving contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic This year, the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will be awarded on Oct. 3. Canada will be in the spotlight again, thanks to Canadian scientists’ involvement with mRNA vaccine development. The Conversation · Sep 19, 2022
Research behind COVID vaccines reaps close to $1 billion in royalties for Penn PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania has reaped extraordinary financial gain from COVID-19 vaccines — approaching $1 billion since the beginning of last year — thanks to patents on a process Penn researchers developed more than 15 years ago. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 23, 2022
The quest for a coronavirus supervaccine PARIS: As vaccine makers rush to stamp out new Covid-19 variants, some scientists have set their sights higher, aiming for a universal coronavirus vaccine that could tackle any future strains and possibly even stave off another pandemic. Bangkok Post · Apr 25, 2022
Pan corona vax in the works: mRNA scientist Drew Weissman HYDERABAD: At a time when there are fears of the emergence of new Covid-19 variants, American physician-scientist Dr Drew Weissman, who along with Dr Katalin Kariko worked on the mRNA vaccine platform that enabled Pfizer and Moderna to develop Covid-19 vaccines, said his lab was now working on a pan… The Times of India · Feb 24, 2022
‘Genome Valley Excellence Award 2022’ to mRNA COVID vaccine scientist Drew Weissman To be given away virtually at the 19th edition of Bio Asia The Hindu · Feb 3, 2022