Researcher Stories
Get to know the PhRMA Foundation’s award recipients.
Problem-Solving to Fix Lab Equipment and Advance Cancer Therapy
Abe Wu, a PhD student at the University of Washington, is developing biomaterials to improve cancer cell therapies, which use engineered immune cells to target and kill tumors.
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Designing Tiny ‘Grenades’ to Penetrate Solid Cancer Tumors
Indrani Das, an MD‑PhD student at Case Western Reserve University, is developing a peptide that can penetrate solid cancer tumors to improve chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.
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Advancing Precision Treatment for Childhood Leukemia
Dr. Ruida Hou, a postdoctoral trainee at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, studies acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common type of pediatric cancer, and the role of a specific enzyme that leukemia cells need to grow and survive.
Watch NowA Recipe for Better Drug Delivery Inside the Body
Dr. Lining Zheng, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, is researching how proteins in our bodies interact with nanoparticles that carry drugs to specific cells to understand why some drug delivery approaches work better than others.
Awardee Spotlight
Chaithanya Vedula
- Boston University
“This award will allow me to advance research on a novel chemotherapy, with the hope of easing suffering and offering a brighter path forward for patients battling aggressive cancers. ”
Optimizing Heart Health Through a Pharmacist-Led Digital Program
Dr. Yuling Chen of Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing is developing and testing a digital program that connects patients with pharmacists to guide better decisions to improve their heart health.