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Staff and Postgraduate students in Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience delight in Professor Katalin Karik贸's Nobel Prize win

12 Oct 2023

Staff and Postgraduate students in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience were truly delighted on learning that Professor Katalin Karik贸 has been awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Professor Katalin Karik贸 has been a big hit with the staff and postgraduate students in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience since she visited the department in advance of receiving an honorary doctorate from UCC in April this year.

Taking time from her packed schedule to visit and chat with staff and research students in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Professor Katalin Karik贸 left a lasting impression on all that she met. Students remarked how interested she was in their work and how her professionalism and warmness and generous words of encouragement and her life story had inspired and greatly impressed them.

Professor Karik贸's impact on UCC is evidenced in a recent tweet by Professor John Cryan, Chair of Anatomy and Vice President for Research & Innovation at UCC 'So delighted for  on winning the Nobel Prize - One of the most inspirational people I have ever met -everyone should read her story of resilience and determination. . It was a very special day  when she got her Honorary Doctorate this past April   

深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork awarded Professor Katalin Karik贸 an honorary doctorate in recognition of her pioneering mRNA research, which led to the BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna vaccines against COVID-19. 

PhD students Caoimhe Lynch, and Joan Omosefe Osayande chatting with Professor Katalin Karik贸. Photo: Daragh McSweeney/Provision

Postgraduate students in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience commented how inspiring it was to meet and chat with Professor Katalin Karik贸 the extraordinary, driven, and talented scientist, whose life's work on mRNA research, led to the BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna vaccines against COVID-19. Postgraduate students Caoimhe Lynch and Joan Omosofe Osayande (pictured) remarked how interested 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤&苍产蝉辫;碍补谤颈办贸 was in their research and how encouraging she was to them as young scientists. Joan Omosofe Osayande commented how friendly and relaxed Professor Karik贸 was saying that they even had a chat about how to decide what to wear at an honorary conferring! Some advice hopefully to be of use later to these postgraduate students! 

Back l-r; Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience postgraduate students Rie Matsuzaki, Caoimhe Lynch, Michael Thomas Neary, Joan Omosefe Osayande, Patricia Flynn. Front l-r; Elizabeth Oluwaseyi Bodunde, Professor Katalin Karik贸 and Ketki Mulay. Photo: Daragh McSweeney/Provision

Before being awarded her honorary doctorate in UCC's Aula Maxima, 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤&苍产蝉辫;碍补谤颈办贸 spoke to a packed lecture theatre in UCC's Western Gateway Building. Introduced by Professor Caitriona O'Driscoll, Chair of Pharmaceutics in the School of Pharmacy and in a relaxed questions and answers format the evening proved to be a fascinating insight to the life and challenging career path of a very interesting scientist. When asked about receiving awards and recognition for her work 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤&苍产蝉辫;碍补谤颈办贸 spoke of how one of her greatest accolades was receiving a standing ovation from elderly residents in a care home who wearing t-shirts with her photo printed on them, thanked her for her work which saved their lives during the Covid-19 Pandemic!

Other Links:

• UCC Honorary Doctorate awardee Professor Katalin Karik贸 inspires Anatomy and Neuroscience Students
• Pioneer of Covid-19 vaccine, Dr Katalin Karik贸, to be awarded UCC Honorary Doctorate
• Dr Katalin Karik贸 awarded Honorary Doctorate

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Photographs: Daragh McSweeney/Provision