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The 3 Myths Supporting NIH Funding

Innovation, basic research, and economic growth do not rely on federal science funding.

Reason

The Bright Side by Sumit Paul-Choudhury review – keep the glass half full

A powerfully inspiring study of optimism that avoids farcical good cheer

The Guardian - UK

MERIT Review Method: A Better Process For Better Results

The core strength of the MERIT Review is its defined, standardized review process. Unlike the traditional system, which can be biased based on the reviewer's familiarity with the author or their academic institution, the MERIT Review Method introduces an objective evaluation criterion.

Medical Daily

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Breaking Through: My Life in Science by Katalin Karikó review – real-life lessons in chemistry

This vivid account of the Hungarian biochemist who endured decades of derision before pioneering Pfizer’s Covid vaccine is a tribute to her tenacity and self-belief

The Guardian - UK

How your money is helping subsidise sexism in academia – and what you can do about it

It’s frightening to imagine where the world would be right now without mRNA vaccines. The COVID-busting technology revolutionised vaccine development at an internationally critical moment – with massive implications for people’s health, wellbeing and the global economy.

The Conversation

COVID proved the therapeutic potential of RNA technology – making it more available is the next goal

The recent award of the 2023 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman highlights the growing importance of RNA technology in the medical world, with many potential applications beyond COVID vaccines.

The Conversation

We’re on track to miss out on the next Katalin Karikó as women in STEM continue to bear the brunt of the pandemic's lasting impact

With the pandemic behind us, women are returning to the workforce in droves–but those in STEM fields are still facing its professional repercussions.

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Lessons from a Nobel Prize winner

Dr. Katalin Karikó faced rejection for her revolutionary work on mRNA vaccines, but her work is finally recognized

Salon

mRNA research exemplifies the unpredictable value of basic research

André O. Hudson, a biochemist and microbiologist at the Rochester Institute of Technology, explain how basic research like that of this year’s Nobel Prize winners provides the foundations for science

The Hindu

University of Pennsylvania slammed for celebrating Nobel prize of vaccine researcher it once demoted

University once reportedly discouraged Katalin Karikó from pursuing mRNA research that later helped create Covid vaccines

The Independent UK

Shot in the arm: On the Medicine Nobel 2023

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine announcement of the winners comes as no surprise and ticks all the boxes

The Hindu

The trouble with a Nobel for mRNA COVID vaccines

The mRNA vaccine story during the COVID-19 pandemic placed an extraordinary premium on altruism on the part of scientists

The Hindu

Tenacious curiosity in the lab can lead to a Nobel Prize – mRNA research exemplifies the unpredictable value of basic scientific research

The 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will go to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discovery that modifying mRNA – a form of genetic material your body uses to produce proteins – could reduce unwanted inflammatory responses and allow it to be delivered into cells. While the…

The Conversation

The scientist whose research was key to developing the COVID vaccines was demoted, had her salary cut, and threatened with deportation. Today, she won the Nobel Prize

Katalin Karikó, now a vice-president at BioNTech, saw her research undermined for years before the 2005 breakthrough that led to the COVID-19 vaccine.

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The Conversation

Nobel prize in medicine awarded to mRNA pioneers – here's how their discovery was integral to COVID vaccine development

Billions of people around the world have received the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. The rapid development of these vaccines changed the course of the pandemic, providing protection against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

The Hindu

Medicine Nobel for the technology that turned the pandemic

Karikó and Weissman win Nobel for mRNA vaccine discoveries: Hungarian biochemist Karikó and American physician-scientist Weissman win Nobel for discoveries enabling development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. Their work overcame hurdles to allow mRNA to enter body without setting off alarm bells, paving way for vaccines against other diseases.

The Hindu

The Nobel Prize has been awarded to women 62 times. Katalin Karikó becomes the 13th to win in Medicine

From 1901 to 2023, the Nobel Prize has been awarded to women 62 times. Marie Curie is still the only woman to have won the Prize twice–once in 1903 for Physics and once in 1911 for Chemistry.

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Nobel Prize goes to scientists who made mRNA COVID vaccines possible

Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó and American immunologist Drew Weissman found that a chemical change to genetic code called mRNA eliminated a problematic side effect when used in vaccines.

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The Independent UK

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman win Nobel in medicine for enabling development of mRNA vaccines

Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

The Guardian - UK

Scientists whose work enabled mRNA Covid vaccine win medicine Nobel prize

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman share £823,000 prize announced by Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm

The Hindu

Medicine Nobel 2023 awarded to Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman for their work in mRNA vaccines

The 2023 Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

Salon

No one listened to Gregor Mendel

Gregor Mendel was disbelieved when he discovered genetics — until his work was rediscovered after he died

The Conversation

Canadian scientists made life-saving contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic

This year, the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will be awarded on Oct. 3. Canada will be in the spotlight again, thanks to Canadian scientists’ involvement with mRNA vaccine development.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Research behind COVID vaccines reaps close to $1 billion in royalties for Penn

PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania has reaped extraordinary financial gain from COVID-19 vaccines — approaching $1 billion since the beginning of last year — thanks to patents on a process Penn researchers developed more than 15 years ago.

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