Researcher Stories
Get to know the PhRMA Foundation’s award recipients.
In Vivo CAR T Cell Engineering for More Effective, Affordable Cancer Treatment
Jingyu Zhao, a PhD student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is researching how to improve chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, a powerful treatment for blood cancers.
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Identifying Early Biological Warning Signs of Vision Loss
Ying Liu, MD, PhD, a research associate faculty at Johns Hopkins University, is researching new ways to detect retinal degeneration earlier.
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Developing Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Drugs to Prepare for Future Outbreaks
Aakriti Gangwal, a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, is working to improve broad-spectrum antivirals.
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MD-PhD student Alan Wong of Harvard Medical School is researching whether nutritional and dietary changes can improve leukemia treatment for kids.
Awardee Spotlight
Madison Seefeld
- University of Minnesota
“I am incredibly honored to have been chosen as a recipient of the PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship in Drug Delivery. Not only will this award provide valuable funding, but it will also connect me with other scientists conducting groundbreaking research in drug delivery. I am excited to use this fellowship to continue my work on albumin hitch-hiking intranasal vaccines for better uptake and protection against infectious diseases.”
Activating Frontline Immune Defenses in the Nose with Hitchhiking Vaccines
Dr Brittany Hartwell of the University of Minnesota is developing mucosal vaccines for infectious diseases like HIV, SARS-CoV-2, and influenza.