Drew Weissman
Drew Weissman | |
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 Weissman in 2022 | |
| Born | September 7, 1959 Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Known for | Modified mRNA technologies used in COVID-19 vaccines |
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| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania |
| Thesis | Regulation of B Lymphocytes with Reagents That Cross-Link Surface Immunoglobulin (1987) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ann Marshak-Rothstein |
Drew Weissman (born September 7, 1959) is an American physician and immunologist. He is known for his contributions to RNA biology.
Weissman's work helped create the mRNA vaccines, the best known of which are those for COVID-19 produced by BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna. With biochemist Katalin Karikó, Weissman won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
References
- ↑ "This Philly Scientist's Technology Helped Make the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Possible". November 12, 2020. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020.
- ↑ "Covid | Premio Nobel de Medicina 2023: qué es el ARN mensajero por el que premiaron a Katalin Karikó y Drew Weissman". BBC News (in Spanish). 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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