Researcher Stories
Get to know the PhRMA Foundation’s award recipients.
Boosting the Efficacy of CAR T Cell Therapy for Colorectal Cancer
Miao Cao, an MD-PhD student at Thomas Jefferson University, is researching chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy for colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of all cancer deaths.
Watch Now
Cracking the Case on Gene Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis
Maria Hudock, an MD-PhD student at Columbia University, is researching gene therapy for cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that causes severe lung damage.
Watch Now
Finding Drugs to Protect the Heart During Chemotherapy
Anh Cong, a PhD student at the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, is studying the sister proteins targeted by anthracycline chemotherapy drugs, which are effective against many cancers but often leave patients with heart complications.
Watch NowTargeting Cancer’s DNA Repair Process to Improve Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
Texia Loh, a PhD student at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, is researching strategies to enhance the effectiveness of treatment for small cell lung cancer.
Awardee Spotlight
Allison Siegenfeld, MS, PhD
- Harvard University
“I am honored to receive a PhRMA Foundation Fellowship to support my postdoctoral training. This award will give me the freedom to learn new techniques and delve into the biological mechanisms of an emerging class of cancer therapeutics.””
Improving Antibody-Drug Conjugates for Cancer Treatment
Alina Ringaci, a PhD student at Boston University, is studying how to improve antibody-drug conjugates, a type of cancer treatment that delivers drugs directly to cancer cells.