Hear Drew Weissman, MD, PhD, on the Giants of Gene Therapy Podcast

Drew Weissman, MD, PhD, is the Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research, Director of Vaccine Research in the Infectious Diseases Division, and Director of the Institute for RNA Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania. He co-created the nucleoside-modified mRNA technology and other mRNA vaccine-related improvements, patented in 2005.  

Dr. Weissman’s inventions have been used in more than a billion administered doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. They have the potential to address a range of medical conditions. Dr. Weissman is now working on pan-coronavirus, universal flu, HIV, food allergy, and herpes vaccines, as well as mRNA cancer therapeutics. He’s promoting global vaccine access by working with governments and universities around the world, while combating vaccine hesitancy.  

Dr. Weissman has received numerous awards and honors, including the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (co-received with Katalin Karikó, PhD). He has been an ASGCT member and Annual Meeting keynote speaker. 

During his one-on-one conversation with ASGCT President Hans-Peter Kiem, MD, PhD, Dr. Weissman shared his personal journey and ups and downs of pioneering mRNA vaccines now used for COVID, HIV, food allergies, and more.

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Music by: Steven O'Brien
https://www.steven-obrien.net/

"Making Progress"

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Yuliya Klochan, MSJ, is ASGCT's senior communications manager

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