American physician-scientist (born 1959) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Born | Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S. | September 7, 1959
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]
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