PhRMA Foundation Trainee Challenge Award Winners
The Genome Science Institute (GSI) at Boston University is pleased to announce the PhRMA Foundation Trainee Challenge Award Winners for Fall 2026.
Congratulations to PhD candidates Devin Mutha (Pharmacology), Chaithanya Vedula (Molecular and Translational Medicine), and Sanjana Bhagavatula (Genetics and Genomics) for their recognition by the PhRMA Foundation Trainee Challenge Award, an achievement that not only reflects hard work, but a collaborative spirit. Different PhD programs, different labs, different research projects, ONE commitment to advancing the field together.
To recognize this achievement, GSI has added an additional $1000 award to their prize pool.
An additional congratulations on the publication of their research article, Genetic Medicine Approaches for Tumor Suppressor Loss: Therapeutic Replacement with Self-Amplifying RNA, now online in Pharmaceutical Research!
Congratulations Devin, Chai, and Sanjana—keep up the exceptional work!
