This week's #NobelPrize in Medicine celebrated major strides toward #mRNA vaccines by Drs. Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman. But DYK: @UBC's Dr. Pieter Cullis filled a crucial gap by developing the lipid nanoparticle system that protects mRNA and delivers it to cells? 1/3
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Dr. Cullis' discoveries converged with those of Drs. Karikó and Weissman to bring us today's lifesaving mRNA vaccines. And now, his work is powering a new generation of gene therapies that promise to transform how we treat a range of diseases like cancer, the flu and more. 2/3