42. Distinguised Women Researcher 2020: Katalin Kariko: Universities, Research and Crisis of Coronavirus

                                     

      Katlin Kariko, a researcher who was decisive in the advancement of modified ARN procedures against the Covid-19 pandemic. More information in the Special Reports below

Update of 5th April 2021:

More information on Coronavirus in years 2020 and 2021:

 In English at Entry 42 of our Blog World Development

In Spanish at Entry 83 (year 2021) and 79 (year 2020) of our 

Blog on Spanish Economy.

In Spanish at Entry 41 of our Blog on Latin America and International Development.

 Update of 28th December of 2020

The first vaccines against the pandemic of Covid-19 have started to be applied to the first groups of citizens in Europe during the last days of year 2020. It is an important advancement and many citizens are deeply grateful to the women and men researchers that have made possible the advances of science for this purpose. We include some interesting press news, and we may notice that many of the advances were stopped, in several cases, due to lack of financial support. It is important to think about the failures in the management procedures for financial support to science. Regarding health we should not only be led by the short term interests of industrial producers, but also to provide public support to many clever researchers with interesting projects. 

Information in English

SPECIAL REPORT

The story of mRNA: How a once-dismissed idea became a leading technology in the Covid vaccine race

By DAMIAN GARDE — STAT @damiangarde and JONATHAN SALTZMAN — BOSTON GLOBE

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The Telegraph 2nd December of 2020: Redemption': How a scientist's unwavering belief in mRNA gave the world a Covid-19 vaccine

Information in Spanish

France 24, 29-12-2020: Katlin Kariko

El País, 26-12-2020: Katlin Kariko

                                                       May of 2020

The pandemic of Coronavirus has had an strong effect on universities of many cuntries, with schools closed and students leaving campuses. On line teaching has contributed to finish the academic course, but other solutions should be found to develop some activities at universities.

In our Blogs on international development we include comments about the relevance to support researchers, not only when pandemic comes, but also with prevention aims before the pandemic arises.
https://euroamericanassociation.blogspot.com  (English)

https://economiaydesarrollointernacional.blogspot.com  (Spanish)

In both Blogs we include testimonies of researchers who declare that interesting research projects, related with Coronavirus did not receive enough financial support before the pandemic of 2020.

University cities are waiting for solutions both for health and for economic perspectives.

Scientific research, mainly for health and also for economic recovery must be supported.

Information of Katalin Kariko in Spanish at El País