Katalin Karikó Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Katalin Karikó is a Hungarian biochemist born on January 17, 1955, known for her research on the mechanisms of ribonucleic acid (RNA). Her pioneering work focused on laboratory-developed messenger RNA (mRNA) for protein therapies. She co-founded the company RNARx, serving as CEO from 2006 to 2013, and since 2013, has been the Senior Vice President at BioNTech RNA Pharmaceuticals. Karikó's scientific contributions include RNA-mediated immune activation, leading to collaborative discoveries with Drew Weissman that facilitated therapeutic uses of mRNA, notably for COVID-19 vaccines developed by BioNTech and Moderna.

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Zodiac Sign (Western)
Capricorn

Sunsign, Tropical Zodiac

Zodiac Sign (Vedic)
Libra

Moonsign, Sidereal Zodiac

Age (Today)
70 years, 1 month, 15 days

Your next birthday is 318 days away.

Place of Birth
Szolnok

Time Zone - Europe/Budapest (1:0 E)

Chinese Zodiac Sign
Horse (马)
Birth Number
8

Life Path Number
2
Name Number (Chaldean)
25 => 7

Name Number (Pythagorean)
1

Meaning of the name - Katalin

pure, clear

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January 17, 1955 Facts

Generation Group

Katalin Karikó belongs to the Baby Boomers group.


Place of Birth: Szolnok

Educated At: Móricz Zsigmond Gimnázium és Közgazdasági Szakközépiskola | University of Szeged

Occupation: biochemist | researcher | university teacher

Children: Susan Francia

Employers: BioNTech | Biological Research Centre | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | Temple University | University of Pennsylvania

Awards Received: For Human Dignity Award | Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva | Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine | Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh | EMBO Membership | Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science | Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research | Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences | Warren Alpert Foundation Prize | Pearl Meister Greengard Prize | Grand Prize of the French Academy of Science | Albany Medical Center Prize | Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research | Rosenstiel Award | Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal | National Inventors Hall of Fame | Keio Medical Science Prize | William B. Coley Award | Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize | Wilhelm Exner Medal | Széchenyi Prize | Canada Gairdner International Award | Time 100 | Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize | Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine


Astrology Analysis

Ephemeris for January 17, 1955

Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.
Planet Position (Tropical, Western) Transits on January 17, 2025 Secondary Progressions for January 17, 2025
Sun 26 Capricorn 33 27 Capricorn 35 6 Aries 59
Moon 13 Scorpio 13 9 Virgo 25 5 Gemini 34
Mercury 10 Aquarius 44 13 Capricorn 17 14 Pisces 50
Venus 9 Sagittarius 59 14 Pisces 33 27 Aquarius 36
Mars 1 Aries 36 25 Cancer 40 20 Taurus 48
Jupiter 24 Cancer 26 11 Gemini 49 19 Cancer 53
Saturn 20 Scorpio 6 15 Pisces 52 21 Scorpio 4
Uranus 25 Cancer 39 23 Taurus 21 23 Cancer 37
Neptune 28 Libra 12 27 Pisces 35 27 Libra 24
Pluto 26 Leo 14 1 Aquarius 35 24 Leo 38
Rahu 4 Capricorn 32 0 Aries 37 0 Capricorn 50
Ketu 4 Cancer 32 0 Libra 37 0 Cancer 50

Chandra Kundali (Equal House, North Indian Diamond Chart)

Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025

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Katalin Karikó's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets