TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hoyt,Megan
AU  - Mildenberger,Vivien
TI  - Kati's tiny messengers: Dr. Katalin Karikó and the battle against COVID-19 
SN  - 9780063216624
PY  - 2023///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
KW  - Karikó, Katalin
KW  - Biochemists
KW  - Biography
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - COVID-19 (Disease)
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Vaccination
KW  - COVID-19 vaccines
KW  - mRNA vaccines
KW  - COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
KW  - Vaccines
KW  - History
KW  - Biotechnology
KW  - Women scientists
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Hungarian Americans
KW  - Biographies
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Creative nonfiction
KW  - Picture books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - When she was young, Katalin Karik decided she would study science--even though she had never even met a scientist! But she was determined to learn as much as she could about the human body, and once she made a decision, she stuck with it. Katalin had to learn English while attending university, but she worked hard until she became a doctor. After facing many challenges, including lack of research funding and harsh immigration policies, Kati and her family uprooted from Hungary and moved to America, where she became a top researcher. She knew that, with work, she could teach one of the building blocks of life, messenger RNA, to fight off harmful viruses. There was just one problem--no one else believed her. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and Kati and her work were thrust into the spotlight. But with her unshakable will, she was ready to face the challenge. Includes a note from Dr. Karik, a time line, and more information about mRNA
ER  -