Alan C. Sartorelli, Ph.D., Elias Lolis, Ph.D.

Alan C. Sartorelli, Ph.D., the Alfred Gilman Professor of Pharmacology, and Elias Lolis, Ph.D., associate professor of pharmacology, were among the recipients of the 2002 Glaxo-SmithKline Drug Discovery and Development Award announced in October. Six researchers will split a $500,000 unrestricted research award to support development of HIV/AIDS therapeutics. Sartorelli will receive $100,000 for his research, which focuses on making certain enzyme inhibitors work more effectively. Lolis is attempting to counter the likely side effects of some of the experimental entry inhibitor drugs.