Bree Foster, PhD
Bree Foster is a science writer at Drug Discovery News with over 2 years of experience at Technology Networks, Drug Discovery News, and other scientific marketing agencies. She holds a PhD in comparative and functional genomics from the University of Liverpool and enjoys crafting compelling stories for science.
Articles by Bree Foster, PhD
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Bacteria have been linked to cancer treatment for more than a century. Now researchers are trying to turn them into actual therapies.
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New conjugation chemistries are giving developers greater control over targeting, stability, and payload release.
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As in vivo CAR T gains momentum, developers are finding new ways to make ex vivo manufacturing faster, more reproducible, and scalable.
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A new AI analysis of a negative Alzheimer's trial raises questions about whether conventional clinical trials are missing patients who could still benefit from treatment.
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As non-opioid pain therapies continue to face setbacks, Insilico is using AI to uncover new biology and therapeutic targets.
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By combining genomics, brain imaging, and digital biomarkers, the MAP-D initiative aims to redefine depression through biology rather than symptoms alone.
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A new intravaginal drug delivery platform has been selected to investigate whether localized UTI treatment can reduce the collateral effects of systemic antibiotics.
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Researchers are moving beyond the male default as evidence reveals how sex influences disease, drug response, and clinical outcomes.
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Montara Therapeutics is taking a different approach to CNS drug development by using the blood-brain barrier to restrict drug activity outside the brain and reduce dose-limiting toxicities.
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Analysis of two pivotal Yescarta clinical trials revealed that patients' germline DNA influences both toxicity risk and CAR T expansion, opening new opportunities for smarter cell therapy design.
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Wobble Genomics is using long-read RNA sequencing to reveal the molecular signals that determine whether a cancer treatment will work.
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By tracking how cells respond to hundreds of thousands of compounds, Soley Therapeutics aims to discover medicines for complex diseases where traditional target-based approaches often fall short.
