Summary:
- Kristy Carpenter, a Stanford researcher, has won the Drug Repurposing NIDA Challenge for her work on finding new uses for existing drugs.
- Her research focused on identifying drugs that could potentially treat opioid addiction, a major public health issue.
- By repurposing existing drugs, Carpenter's work could lead to faster and more cost-effective development of new treatments for opioid addiction, which could have a significant impact on addressing this critical problem.