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Daily News Hungary Daily News Hungary · 19/12/2021
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Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó awarded the prestigious Bolyai Prize

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Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó Bolyai Prize

János Áder, President of Hungary awards Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó with the Bolyai Prize Photo: MTI/Máthé Zoltán

Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó, a developer of mRNA-based vaccines, received the Bolyai Prize from President Janos Áder on Friday.

At the ceremony held at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest, Áder said the mRNA technology had since become a versatile tool in healthcare and prevention.

read also: Could the Omicron variant end the pandemic? – Katalin Karikó is hopeful

“We Hungarians are proud of our compatriot who started from Hungary to become one of the best in her field,” Áder said.

Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó Bolyai Prize
János Áder, President of Hungary awards Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó with the Bolyai Prize Photo: MTI/Máthé Zoltán
Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó Bolyai Prize
Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó at the Bolyai Prize gala Photo: MTI/Máthé Zoltán

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Karikó’s work was key to the swift development of the coronavirus vaccine, he said.

The Bolyai Prize has been the most prestigious scientific award founded by private individuals in Hungary since 1989. It is awarded bi-annually and includes prize money of 100,000 euros.

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Source: MTI

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  1. MAGYARORSZÁG A MAGYAROKÉ says:
    19/12/2021 at 10:45

    Thank you Katalin Karikó.
    We are proud of you.
    God bless you for your great works.

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