Thomas P. Burris, Ph.D., director of the University of Florida Genetics Institute and a professor of cellular and systems pharmacology in the UF College of Pharmacy, has been selected as the recipient of the Louis S. Goodman and Alfred Gilman Award in Receptor Pharmacology, one of the most distinguished honors in the field of pharmacology.
The Goodman and Gilman Award is presented biennially by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, or ASPET, and has been awarded since 1980. Burris is the 24th recipient of this honor. Notably, eight past recipients have gone on to receive Nobel Prizes and/or Lasker Awards, underscoring the exceptional scientific impact and prestige associated with this award. Named for the pioneering pharmacologists whose textbook, “The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics,” helped define modern pharmacology, the award recognizes careers marked by sustained and transformative contributions to receptor pharmacology.
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