Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the development of an effective mRNA vaccine against COVID-19.
Katalin Karikó is a professor at Sagan University in Hungary and an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
Drew Weissman conducted prize-winning research with Karikó at the University of Pennsylvania.
Thomas Perlmann, secretary of the Nobel Assembly, announced the award on Monday in Stockholm.
The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was won last year by Swedish scientist Svante Paabo for discoveries in human evolution that unlocked the secrets of Neanderthal DNA that provided important insights into our immune system, including our susceptibility to severe COVID-19.
The award is the second in the family. Paabo’s father, Sune Bergstrom, won the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1982.
Kariko, left, and American physician-scientist Drew Weissman, right, pose with their trophies during the Japan Prize presentation ceremony on April 13, 2022, in Tokyo. AP
Nobel announcements continue with the physics prizes on Tuesday, chemistry on Wednesday and literature on Thursday.
The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday and the Economic Award on Oct. 9.
The prize carries a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor ($1 million).
The money comes from a legacy left by the creator of the prize, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, who died in 1896.
The prize money was increased by 1 million kronor this year due to the plunging value of the Swedish currency.
The winners are invited to receive their awards at a ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death.
The prestigious peace prize was handed out in Oslo, as per his wishes, while another award ceremony was held in Stockholm.
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