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July 1, 2026
Q&A with Indrani Das: Designing Tiny ‘Grenades’ to Penetrate Solid Cancer Tumors
Indrani Das, an MD‑PhD student at Case Western Reserve University, is developing a peptide that can penetrate solid cancer tumors to improve chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.
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June 25, 2026
Q&A with Dr. Ruida Hou: Advancing Precision Treatment for Childhood Leukemia
Dr. Ruida Hou, a postdoctoral trainee at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, studies acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common type of pediatric cancer, and the role of a specific enzyme that leukemia cells need to grow and survive.
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June 22, 2026
Q&A with Lining Zheng: A Recipe for Better Drug Delivery Inside the Body
Dr. Lining Zheng, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, is researching how proteins in our bodies interact with nanoparticles that carry drugs to specific cells to understand why some drug delivery approaches work better than others.
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Upcoming and Recent Events
March 12, 2026
Informational Session: 2027 PhRMA Foundation Awards & Application Process
Join us for an informational webinar and Q&A session about our 2027 research funding opportunities
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September 3, 2025
Webinar: Engaging Patients in Value Assessment and Health Outcomes Research
In this PhRMA Foundation webinar, learn about the importance of patient engagement in value assessment and health outcomes research and how applicants for PhF awards can demonstrate their commitment to patient-centered research.
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March 11, 2025
Informational Session: 2026 PhRMA Foundation Awards & Application Process
Do you have questions about the PhRMA Foundation’s grants and fellowships? Join our team for an informational webinar and Q&A session about our 2026 research funding opportunities.
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Press Releases
March 25, 2026
PhRMA Foundation Expands 2026 Awards With Industry Support, Reaching 65 Early-Career Scientists
The PhRMA Foundation awards six additional researchers with 2026 fellowships and grants in bench science programs.
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March 19, 2026
PhRMA Foundation Honors 9 Researchers With 2026 Value Assessment and Health Outcomes Research Awards
The PhRMA Foundation awarded nine early career researchers a total of $520,000 in 2026 fellowships and grants for their value assessment and health outcomes research.
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January 5, 2026
PhRMA Foundation Awards 4 Trainees for Papers on the Pharmacology of Next Generation Therapeutics
The PhRMA Foundation and the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics awarded Trainee Challenge Awards to four papers as part of a The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics’ special collection on “The Pharmacology of Next Generation Therapeutics.”
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