Pittsburgh, February 5, 2025 -- Zhimin Huang, PhD, assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery and director of the university’s Laboratory for NeuroControl and Monitoring has been awarded at $100,000 Faculty Starter Grant in Drug Delivery from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Foundation. The grant supports Dr. Huang’s efforts to advance noninvasive, site-specific brain therapeutics, helping bring researchers closer to precision treatments that enhance therapy duration and efficacy while minimizing side effects.
Dr. Huang’s grant is one of 34 awards handed out by PhRMA, totaling $2.5 million, focusing on drug discovery, drug delivery, and translational medicine research. “The PhRMA Foundation prides itself on funding future leaders, and this year’s awardees have tremendous potential for advancing their respective fields,” noted Amy M. Miller, PhD, PhRMA Foundation president.
As stated on the organization's website, "The PhRMA Foundation is a nonprofit organization that fosters biopharmaceutical innovation and value-driven health care by investing in the frontiers of research. The foundation catalyzes the careers of promising researchers through competitive, peer-reviewed grants and fellowships in the fields of drug delivery, drug discovery, translational medicine, and value assessment and health outcomes research."