{"id":11171,"date":"2026-02-02T09:39:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/?p=11171"},"modified":"2026-02-02T09:39:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:39:53","slug":"unc-gmb-student-jingyu-zhao-recipient-of-2025-predoctoral-fellowship-in-drug-discovery-from-the-phrma-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/2026\/02\/unc-gmb-student-jingyu-zhao-recipient-of-2025-predoctoral-fellowship-in-drug-discovery-from-the-phrma-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC GMB student Jingyu Zhao recipient of 2025 Predoctoral Fellowship in Drug Discovery from the PhRMA Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9693 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2024\/04\/Jingyu-Zhao.jpg\" alt=\"Jingyu Zhao\" width=\"190\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2024\/04\/Jingyu-Zhao.jpg 834w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2024\/04\/Jingyu-Zhao-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2024\/04\/Jingyu-Zhao-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2024\/04\/Jingyu-Zhao-768x1129.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2024\/04\/Jingyu-Zhao-600x882.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/>UNC Genetics and Molecular Biology graduate student Jingyu Zhao in the lab of Sam Lai is a recipient of the 2025 Predoctoral Fellowship in Drug Discovery from the PhRMA Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Jingyu is researching how to improve chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, a powerful treatment for blood cancers.<\/p>\n<p>The PhRMA Foundation has just published a video Q&amp;A with Jingyu: In Vivo CAR T Cell Engineering for More Effective, Affordable Cancer Treatment <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phrmafoundation.org\/news-events\/blog\/qa-with-jingyu-zhao-in-vivo-car-t-cell-engineering-for-more-effective-affordable-cancer-treatment\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Jingyu on this accomplishment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PhRMA Foundation has just published a video Q&amp;A with Jingyu 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