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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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, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for January 17, 2025 |
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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 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Katalin Karikó's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Rahu conjunction Mars
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Venus
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Jupiter trine Mercury
Exact: 10 February, 2025 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 11 May, 2025 - Mars square Saturn
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Mars aspects Mars
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Ketu
Exact: 30 June, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Rahu
Exact: 30 June, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Mars
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Mars opposition Mars
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Mars square Sun
Exact: 18 September, 2025 - Jupiter trine Saturn
Exact: 18 September, 2025 - Mars square Mercury
Exact: 08 October, 2025 - Mars conjunction Venus
Exact: 17 November, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 17 November, 2025 - Mars aspects Jupiter
Exact: 07 December, 2025 - Mars square Mars
Exact: 17 December, 2025