Researcher Stories
Get to know the PhRMA Foundation’s award recipients.
Advancing Precision Genome Editing Therapies for Rare Diseases
Dr. Samagya Banskota of Boston University is developing precision genome editing therapeutics that allow scientists to both understand the mutations that cause genetic diseases and develop therapeutic strategies to treat them.
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Understanding and Overriding Treatment Resistance in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Ariel Leyte-Vidal, a PhD student at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, seeks to understand treatment resistance in the blood cancer chronic myeloid leukemia.
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Developing Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Drugs to Prepare for Future Outbreaks
Aakriti Gangwal, a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, is working to improve broad-spectrum antivirals.
Read MoreIn Vivo CAR T Cell Engineering for More Effective, Affordable Cancer Treatment
Jingyu Zhao, a PhD student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is researching how to improve chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, a powerful treatment for blood cancers.
Awardee Spotlight
Alan Wong
- Harvard University
“I’m thankful to be a recipient of this fellowship to support my research. As an international student from Canada, I am otherwise ineligible for many PhD fellowships in the USA. My current research focusses on leukemia, which is one of the most common childhood cancers. In some patients, the cancer spreads to the brain and can cause significant morbidity and mortality. This funding will support my ongoing efforts to uncover novel therapies that can effectively treat leukemia in the brain while sparing healthy brain tissue. My work ultimately aims to improve the survivorship and quality of life of childhood leukemia patients.”
Identifying Early Biological Warning Signs of Vision Loss
Ying Liu, MD, PhD, a research associate faculty at Johns Hopkins University, is researching new ways to detect retinal degeneration earlier.