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October 24, 2024

Q&A with Annie Londregan: Identifying New Therapeutic Targets for Visceral Pain

Annie Londregan, a PhD student at Thomas Jefferson University, received a 2024 PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship in Drug Discovery.
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October 21, 2024

Q&A with Udim Damachi: Assessing the Effectiveness of Blood Pressure Drugs for Preventing Heart Failure in Breast Cancer Patients 

PhD student Udim Damachi at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, is using real-world data to investigate whether blood pressure medications are effective in preventing heart failure in breast cancer patients.
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October 16, 2024

Q&A with Dr. Alexandra Piotrowski-Daspit: Tailoring Delivery of Gene Therapies to Lung Cells

Dr. Alexandra Piotrowski-Daspit of the University of Michigan is developing biodegradable nanoparticles that can carry gene therapies directly to lung cells to hopefully treat diseases like cystic fibrosis.
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Upcoming and Recent Events

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October 16, 2024

Exploring Career Paths: Eli Lilly and Company’s Postdoctoral Fellowships

Join this PhRMA Foundation webinar to learn what it’s like to work at Lilly, a global medicine company, as a postdoctoral scientist.
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September 16, 2024

Webinar: Transitioning From Academia to Industry

Join this webinar to hear advice from researchers who have made the move from academia to industry.
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August 26, 2024

Webinar: Mastering the Art of Networking

In this webinar, PhRMA Foundation President Dr. Amy M. Miller discusses the importance of networking, with an emphasis on informational interviewing.
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Press Releases

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April 25, 2024

PhRMA Foundation Awards $1M for Equity-Focused Research on Digital Health Tools

The PhRMA Foundation awarded $500,000 grants to two researchers to conduct studies using digital health technologies to improve health equity and health outcomes for patients.
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March 25, 2024

PhRMA Foundation Grants $950K in 2024 Translational Medicine and Value Assessment and Health Outcomes Research Awards

The PhRMA Foundation provided 2024 awards to 11 early-career scientists conducting translational medicine and value assessment and health outcomes research.
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December 13, 2023

PhRMA Foundation Selects Three Papers Exploring Challenges in Medicare Drug Price Negotiation for $25K Awards

The PhRMA Foundation awarded $25,000 Challenge Awards to the authors of three papers exploring challenges facing CMS in Medicare drug price negotiation.
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