Drew Weissman

Drew Weissman (born September 7, 1959) is an American physician and immunologist. He is known for his contributions to RNA biology.

Weissman's work helped create the mRNA vaccines, the best known of which are those for COVID-19 produced by BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna. With biochemist Katalin Karikó, Weissman won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

References

Category:1959 births
Category:Living people
Category:American physicians
Category:American immunologists
Category:Scientists from Massachusetts
Category:Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winners