A woman. An immigrant. A scientist.
A Nobel Prize winner. And thanks to her pioneering research, a #COVID19 vaccine.
Dr. Katalin Karikó. https://www.statnews.com/2020/11/10/the-story-of-mrna-how-a-once-dismissed-idea-became-a-leading-technology-in-the-covid-vaccine-race/ #HistoryRemix #science #history
The story of mRNA: From a loose idea to a tool that may help curb Covid
Scientists have dreamed about the possibilities of custom-made messenger RNA. The pandemic may turn those possibilities into realilty.Jonathan Saltzman — Boston Globe (STAT)
Anita Lewis
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Six Grandfathers Mountain
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And dont forget about Kizzmekia Corbett the #Immunologist who was on the #moderna team that only took like 2 months to make the formula
#covid #covidvaccine #mRNA
Kizzmekia "Kizzy" Shanta Corbett (born January 26, 1986)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizzmekia_Corbett
American immunologist (1986-)
Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)Mary Ann Horn
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in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •And she's just published a memoir.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706251/breaking-through-by-katalin-kariko/
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