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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Your next birthday is 72 days away.
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Time Zone - Europe/Budapest (1:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Katalin
pure, clear
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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, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for January 17, 2024 |
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| Sun | 26 Capricorn 33 | 26 Capricorn 49 | 6 Aries 0 |
| Moon | 13 Scorpio 13 | 17 Aries 42 | 21 Taurus 1 |
| Mercury | 10 Aquarius 44 | 3 Capricorn 50 | 13 Pisces 19 |
| Venus | 9 Sagittarius 59 | 22 Sagittarius 44 | 26 Aquarius 25 |
| Mars | 1 Aries 36 | 9 Capricorn 36 | 20 Taurus 6 |
| Jupiter | 24 Cancer 26 | 6 Taurus 4 | 19 Cancer 51 |
| Saturn | 20 Scorpio 6 | 4 Pisces 48 | 21 Scorpio 7 |
| Uranus | 25 Cancer 39 | 19 Taurus 9 | 23 Cancer 37 |
| Neptune | 28 Libra 12 | 25 Pisces 23 | 27 Libra 26 |
| Pluto | 26 Leo 14 | 29 Capricorn 52 | 24 Leo 39 |
| Rahu | 4 Capricorn 32 | 20 Aries 0 | 0 Capricorn 53 |
| Ketu | 4 Cancer 32 | 20 Libra 0 | 0 Cancer 53 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2024
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Katalin Karikó's 2024 Transits to Natal Planets
- Jupiter trine Rahu
Exact: 01 January, 2024 - Mars conjunction Rahu
Exact: 11 January, 2024 - Mars opposition Ketu
Exact: 11 January, 2024 - Saturn square Venus
Exact: 01 March, 2024 - Jupiter opposition Moon
Exact: 11 March, 2024 - Jupiter trine Sun
Exact: 10 May, 2024 - Jupiter opposition Venus
Exact: 09 July, 2024 - Jupiter trine Mercury
Exact: 19 July, 2024 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 27 October, 2024
