How a married couple's decades of research powered the mRNA vaccine revolution
In short: Discover how immunologists Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci leveraged years of specialized mRNA research to develop a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine at unprecedented speed.
They explain how their long-term commitment to mRNA technology provided the foundation necessary to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Beyond the pandemic, the couple explores the broader implications of their work, forecasting how mRNA breakthroughs might transform future vaccines and various immunotherapy treatments.
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