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Katalin Karik is a biochemist and winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Her pioneering research was the foundation of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 and paves the way for a host of treatments for cancer, HIV, malaria and other life-threatening diseases. Now an honorary professor at many universities, she has been awarded over a hundred prizes, had two children's books have been written about her and a minor planet named after her. She and her husband Bela are the parents of two-time Olympic rowing champion Susan Francia.
A classic in the genre of underdogs succeeding against the odds * New Scientist * Little did the public know that this feat [a Covid vaccine] was largely down to one woman's relentless perseverance. Breaking Through . . . charts the painstaking journey she undertook as a woman and an immigrant to convince the scientific community to take her work seriously . . . rich with colourful metaphors that bring the immune system to life . . . Karikó also lays bare a startling truth: even life-saving scientific discovery is not immune to ego, favouritism and sexism * New Statesman * A riveting testament to resilience and the power of unwavering belief -- JENNIFER DOUDNA, Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry The rousing story of a remarkable woman and her lifesaving contributions to medicine * Publishers Weekly * An outstanding memoir with a happy ending * Kirkus Reviews (starred) *
