Drew Weissman

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

Drew Weissman
Weissman in 2022
Born (1959-09-07) September 7, 1959
Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education
Known forModified mRNA technologies used in COVID-19 vaccines
Awards
  • Rosenstiel Award (2020)
  • Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award (2021)
  • VinFuture Prize (2022)
  • Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2022)
  • Harvey Prize (2023, awarded for the year 2021)
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2023)
Scientific career
InstitutionsPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
ThesisRegulation of B Lymphocytes with Reagents That Cross-Link Surface Immunoglobulin (1987)
Doctoral advisorAnn Marshak-Rothstein

Weissman's work helped create the mRNA vaccines, the best known of which are those for COVID-19 produced by BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna.[1] With biochemist Katalin Karikó, Weissman won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.[2][3]

References
  1. "This Philly Scientist's Technology Helped Make the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Possible". November 12, 2020. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020.
  2. "Covid | Premio Nobel de Medicina 2023: qué es el ARN mensajero por el que premiaron a Katalin Karikó y Drew Weissman". BBC News (in Spanish). 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  3. "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2 October 2023.


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