Katalin Karikó,(right) PhD, is a biochemist and researcher, best known for her contributions to mRNA technology and the COVID-19 vaccines. Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. Paabo's father, Sune Bergstrom, won the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1982. The prizes carry a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor ($1 million). The money comes from a bequest left by the prize's creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, who died in 1896.

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Persons: Drew Weissman, Karikó, Katalin, Thomas Perlmann, Gunilla Karlsson, Svante Paabo, Paabo's, Sune Bergstrom, Alfred Nobel Organizations: COVID, Sagan's University, University of Pennsylvania, Nobel Assembly Locations: Hungary, Swedish, Oslo, Stockholm