Drew Weissman
American physician-scientist (born 1959)
Drew Weissman (born September 7, 1959) is an American physician and immunologist. He is known for his contributions to RNA biology.
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 |
Weissman's work helped create the mRNA vaccines, the best known of which are those for COVID-19 produced by BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna.[1] With biochemist Katalin Karikó, Weissman won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.[2][3]
References
change- ↑ "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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