Research by Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman paved the way for two COVID-19 vaccines: the ones by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. Their work has won the Nobel Prize in Medicine. “It’s a lifetime dream, and this is coming from somebody who doesn’t work for or look forward to awards,” Weissman said. “But the Nobel is the ultimate recognition of work.” The vaccines based on their research are credited with preventing millions of hospitalizations and deaths. The Penn duo’s discoveries, the first of which was published in 2005, also form the basis of potential treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases. Read on at the link in our bio. 📝 by Tom Avril & Sarah Gantz / Staff 🎥 by Lauren Schneiderman / Staff & Courtesy of the University of Pennsylvania #nobelprize #nobelprizewinner #covid19 #penn