Harvard Medical School
The 2022 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize has been awarded to five scientists for transformational discoveries into the biology of mRNA, for its modification for medicinal use, and for the design of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines. The scientists' collective efforts have not only saved lives and opened the door to ending the pandemic but set the stage for myriad mRNA vaccines and other mRNA-based therapies.
- By EKATERINA PESHEVA
The five award recipients are:
- Katalin Karikó, adjunct professor of neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania; senior vice president RNA Protein Replacement Therapies, BioNTech
- Drew Weissman, Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research, University of Pennsylvania
- Eric Huang, general manager and chief scientific officer, Moderna Genomics
- Uğur Şahin, professor at the medical faculty, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz; Helmholtz Professor for mRNA Cancer Immunotherapies, German Cancer Research Center, Helmholtz Institute Mainz; and co-founder and chief executive officer, BioNTech
- Özlem Türeci, Helmholtz Professor for Personalized Cancer Immunotherapies, German Cancer Research Center, Helmholtz Institute Mainz; co-founder and chief medical officer, BioNTech
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