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May 31, 2025
Celebrating 60 Years of Investing in Future Scientific Leaders
The PhRMA Foundation’s 60th anniversary report provides a brief history and timeline of our work and results from an award recipient survey about their career achievements and the impact of their Foundation award.
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May 20, 2025
Q&A with Shruti Dharmaraj: Developing Molecules to Treat Allergic Reactions
Like nearly one-third of Americans, PhD student Shruti Dharmaraj suffers from allergies, which helps motivate her to persevere in her research on how to address the root causes of allergic reactions.
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April 21, 2025
Q&A with Alan Ardito: Investigating Malaria’s Impact on the Brain to Find Therapeutic Targets
PhRMA Foundation awardee Alan Ardito, a PhD student at Brown University, is studying how the parasite that causes malaria impacts the human brain.
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Upcoming and Recent Events

March 11, 2025
Informational Session: 2026 PhRMA Foundation Awards & Application Process
Do you have questions about the PhRMA Foundation’s grants and fellowships? Join our team for an informational webinar and Q&A session about our 2026 research funding opportunities.
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February 25, 2025
Exploring Career Paths: Pfizer’s Postdoctoral Research Opportunities
In this webinar, we’ll share an overview of Pfizer’s postdoc program and how to apply, and current Pfizer fellows will discuss their experiences and answer questions.
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November 19, 2024
Exploring Career Paths: Eli Lilly and Company’s Postdoctoral Fellowships
Watch this PhRMA Foundation webinar to learn what it’s like to work at Lilly, a global medicine company, as a postdoctoral scientist.
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Press Releases

February 10, 2025
PhRMA Foundation Welcomes Two Board Members
The PhRMA Foundation announced the appointment to its Board of Directors of Dr. John C. Reed, MD, PhD, Executive Vice President of Innovative Medicine R&D at Johnson & Johnson (J&J), and Dr. Donatello Crocetta, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer and Head of Medical Communities at UCB.
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January 30, 2025
PhRMA Foundation Honors 5 Researchers With 2025 Value Assessment and Health Outcomes Research Awards
The PhRMA Foundation awarded five early-career researchers with 2025 fellowships and grants in value assessment and health outcomes research.
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December 12, 2024
PhRMA Foundation Awards $2.5M in 2025 Drug Discovery, Delivery, and Translational Medicine Fellowships and Grants
The PhRMA Foundation provided 2025 awards to 34 early-career scientists focused on drug discovery, drug delivery, and translational medicine research.
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