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, 15 days

Your next birthday is 349 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)

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Katalin Karikó's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets