Drew Weissman
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 65 |
| Date of birth | September 7,1959 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Awards | Princess of Asturias Award for Technical & Scientific Research |
| Education | Boston University |
| Brandeis University | |
| Known for | mRNA |
| COVID-19 | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 4002326 |
Drew Weissman Life story
Drew Weissman is an American physician-scientist best known for his contributions to RNA biology. His work helped enable development of mRNA vaccines, the best known of which are those for COVID-19 produced by BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna.
Nobel Prize goes to scientists behind mRNA Covid vaccines
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to a pair of scientists that developed the technology that led to the mRNA Covid vaccines.
Dr Katalin Kariko and Dr Drew Weissman will share The Prize .
The technology was experimental before the pandemic, but has now been given to millions of people around The World .
The same mRNA technology is now being researched for other diseases and even cancer.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
