Researcher Stories
Get to know the PhRMA Foundation’s award recipients.
Turning Bad Cholesterol Into a Good Drug Delivery Vehicle
Dr. Lisa Volpatti of Northwestern University is creating a novel drug delivery system that treats inflammation by taking advantage of the body’s natural systems.
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Tracking Residual Cancer Cells After Treatment to Prevent Relapse
Yu-Hsiang Chen, a postdoctoral trainee at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, is using single-cell technology to study the cancer cells that remain after stem cell transplant to treat blood cancer.
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Leveraging Real-World Data and Patient Preferences to Improve Depression Treatment
PhD candidate Tim Lai at Auburn University is using real-world data and patient preferences to help guide more effective treatment of depression.
Watch NowUnderstanding the Glioblastoma Treatment Failures and Evaluating New Options
PhD student Annalisa Ferrotta is conducting research at Weill Cornell Medicine to try to understand why treatments that have been effective for other cancers have not worked for glioblastoma.
Awardee Spotlight
Thomas Kuret, MS
- Thomas Jefferson University
“I am thrilled to be a predoctoral fellow of the PhRMA Foundation. This funding allows us to continue discovering disease modifying drugs for Parkinson’s disease and characterizing novel gut-brain biology, while supporting me as a young scientist.”
Evaluating the Long-Term Safety of Antenatal Corticosteroids for Preterm Birth
PhD student Sola Olawore at UNC-Chapel Hill is studying the long-term safety of antenatal corticosteroids, a treatment given to pregnant people at imminent risk of preterm birth.