Dr. Katalin Karikó’s 2021 discovery of messenger RNA (mRNA) technology led to the development of COVID-19 vaccines.
Millions of people owe their health—if not their lives—to Dr. Katalin Karikó’s perseverance.
Dozens of accolades line the shelves behind biochemist Katalin Karikó’s desk—all received since her 2021 discovery of the messenger RNA technology that led to the development of COVID-19 vaccines. Karikó went on to earn her Ph.D. at the university and worked at the Biological Research Center at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences as a postdoctoral fellow until 1985, when another obstacle appeared in her path: The lab where she worked lost its funding.
When she worked at the University of Pennsylvania’s prestigious Perelman School of Medicine, she did not speak ‘perfect’ English, she did not have a medical degree and she did not see patients. In this environment, cardiologist Elliot Barnathan told theInstead of being discouraged or intimidated, she chose to believe, “I can think about something they don’t!” When her grants were rejected, Karikó saw an opportunity to ask for help so she could learn to better express her ideas.
Failure presented her choices: What Karikó chose to do with the setbacks that confronted her is what makes her a great scientist. It’s also what helped protect the world fromFor Karikó, her ability to keep trying and failing in her decades-long quest for success has been possible because of the relationships and support systems that sustained her.
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