UCC to honour scientist who helped pioneer covid vaccine 

For three decades, Dr Katalin Karikó’s research has focused on the use of mRNA, the genetic code that carries DNA instructions to each cell 

 The university has a strong heritage in RNA research. In 2021, a team of UCC researchers led by Professor Atkins, together with Swiss collaborators, made a discovery that highlighted a potential drug target against the covid causative virus. Picture: Dan Linehan

University College Cork (UCC) is to award an Honorary Doctorate to the scientist who helped turn the tide on the pandemic and protect billions of people around the world from the covid-19 virus.

Dr Katalin Karikó will be presented with her Honorary Doctorate during a special ceremony at UCC on Wednesday during World Immunisation Week.