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Katalin Karikó giving a speech at the Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania event.

Katalin Karikó, a Nobel Prize laureate, Penn professor, and renowned mRNA researcher from Abington, has been inducted into the 2024 Class of Distinguished Daughters of…

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Jenkintown Doctor Who Targeted Living to 100 Succumbs Prior to the Milestone

March 25, 2023

Jenkintown physician Henry Litvin passed at age 99, reported Gary Miles in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Litvin was born in the Wynnefield section of West Philadelphia…

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New York Times: Abington’s Katalin Kariko Recognized with Prestigious Lasker Award for Her Revolutionary mRNA Work

September 27, 2021

Dr. Katalin Kariko, an Abington resident, has been recognized with a Lasker award for her pioneering mRNA work that proved crucial in the development of…

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Abington Scientist Recognized with $3 Million Breakthrough Prize for Pivotal mRNA Research Leading to Development of COVID-19 Vaccine

September 13, 2021

Abington scientist Katalin Karikó and her colleague Drew Weissman have been honored with a $3 million Breakthrough Prize for their mRNA research that proved pivotal…

Tag: Perelman School of Medicine

Abington’s Katalin Karikó Inducted Into 2024 Class of Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania

Jenkintown Doctor Who Targeted Living to 100 Succumbs Prior to the Milestone

New York Times: Abington’s Katalin Kariko Recognized with Prestigious Lasker Award for Her Revolutionary mRNA Work

Abington Scientist Recognized with $3 Million Breakthrough Prize for Pivotal mRNA Research Leading to Development of COVID-19 Vaccine