New analysis published today in the scientific journal Nature by global nutrition leaders, reveals that the war against Ukraine threatens to increase the number of malnourished people who have already suffered from reduced diets and health systems support due to COVID-19.
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.
Eminent Pakistani healthcare professional and researcher Prof Dr Zulfiqar Bhutta has been awarded the prestigious Canada Gairdner International Award 2022 for the “development and evaluation.
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.