Drs. Philip Thorpe and Melina Soares (IMAGE) UT Southwestern Medical Center Caption Drs. Philip Thorpe, professor of pharmacology, and Melina Soares, instructor of pharmacology, have shown that an anti-viral drug developed at UT Southwestern shows promise as a new strategy to fight viral diseases. Credit UT Southwestern Medical Center Usage Restrictions Please use our credit line. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.