Faculty Starter Grant - Drug Discovery Targets and Pathways

The PhRMA Foundation Faculty Starter Grant in Drug Discovery Targets and Pathways offers financial support to individuals beginning independent careers in drug discovery research at the faculty level at an accredited U.S. university.

Successful drug discovery involves the innovative application and integration of multiple scientific disciplines to create efficacious, safe, and differentiated treatment options for patients. The PhRMA Foundation seeks to fund novel early-stage, exploratory drug discovery research with the potential for translation to humans, including biological validation of potential drug targets, signaling pathways, or mechanisms of disease. 

Research topics could include, but are not limited to:  
Genomics and Proteomics 
Cellular and Molecular Biology 
Design and Generation of Pharmacological Tools  
In Vitro and/or In Vivo Pharmacology 
Protein Biochemistry 
Molecular Modelling 
Structural Biology 
Cell Imaging 
Single Cell Analysis 
Artificial Intelligence and Computational Approaches 
Projects that focus exclusively on single aspects such as identification of and development of assays for single targets, chemical probes, biomarkers, chemical library screening, or diagnostics will not be considered for review. Project aims should have a high likelihood of completion in the award timeframe.