University of British Columbia biochemist Pieter Cullis and his colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania, Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, were recognized with the Gairdner International Award for developing the foundational technology behind mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, such as those manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.
TORONTO When he established his lab at the University of British Columbia in the 1980s, Pieter Cullis says he never could have fathomed that his "curiosity-based" research would eventually play a critical role in the development of vaccines that ha
TORONTO - When he established his lab at the University of British Columbia in the 1980s, Pieter Cullis says he never could have fathomed that his "curiosity-based" research would eventually play a critical role in the development of vaccines that have benefited hundreds of millions of people across the globe.
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