Researcher Stories
Get to know the PhRMA Foundation’s award recipients.
A New Immunotherapy Approach Targeting Lipids Instead of Proteins
Amandip Bangar, an MD-PhD candidate at the University of Colorado, aims to develop new therapies for acute myeloid leukemia that target lipid molecules instead of proteins.
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Developing Nanomedicines to Deliver Gene Therapy for Kidney Diseases
Anastasiia Vasylaki, a PhD student at City College of New York, aims to develop a treatment to slow or stop the progression of chronic kidney disease associated with high blood pressure.
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From Childhood Experiments to Preventing Deadly Heart Rhythms
Hilda Jafarah, a third-year PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania, is exploring how to prevent life-threatening irregular heartbeats that can occur in the days following a heart attack.
Watch NowUsing AI to Streamline Development of New Antibacterial Drugs
Damilola Olukorede, a PhD student at the University of Michigan, aims to improve the process for making new antibacterial drugs derived from natural sources like plants.
Awardee Spotlight
Dakota Brockway, PhD
- University of Pittsburgh
“This award supports my training in drug discovery and gives me the opportunity to pursue neuroscience-driven research that I hope will translate to improved wellbeing and patient care.”
Tailoring Nanoparticles for Better Cancer Treatment
Kenneth Hulugalla, a PhD candidate at the University of Mississippi, is studying how proteins in a patient’s blood interact with nanoparticle drug carriers and influence whether therapies reach cancer tumors.