Researcher Stories
Get to know the PhRMA Foundation’s award recipients.
Identifying a Novel Biomarker for Cervical Cancer Progression
On her journey to becoming a physician scientist, PhRMA Foundation awardee Eleanor Agosta is researching cancer genomics at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
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Targeting Understudied Proteins for Cancer Drug Development
UNC-Chapel Hill PhD student Jacob Capener is working to develop new chemical tools that will allow him to investigate the therapeutic potential of understudied proteins.
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Personalized Medicine for Atrial Fibrillation
Dr. Noor Momin is investigating the role of the immune system in atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular heartbeat condition that affects nearly 1 in 10 elderly people.
Watch NowDesigning Innovative Meshes for Accelerated Diabetic Wound Healing
PhD student Ameya Chaudhari at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, is developing and testing innovative meshes that could accelerate organ repair and wound healing.
Awardee Spotlight
Zhimin Huang, PhD
- University of Pittsburgh
“The Faculty Starter Grant in Drug Delivery empowers our efforts to advance noninvasive, site-specific brain therapeutics, bringing us closer to precision treatments that enhance efficacy and minimize side effects. I am grateful to the PhRMA Foundation.”
Leveraging AI and Single Cell Imaging to Prevent Harmful DNA Changes in Cancer
Dr. Elizabeth Brunk at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is pioneering a novel approach to identify and target harmful DNA adaptations to guide better strategies for treating cancer.