man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁Well come ▁Trust . ▁ ▁John ▁V ane ▁of ▁Well come ▁Research ▁Labor ator ies ▁shared ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁for ▁Medicine ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁prost ag land in ▁bi ology ▁and ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁prost acy cl in . ▁V ane ▁served ▁as ▁Group ▁Research ▁and ▁Development ▁Director ▁for ▁The ▁Well come ▁Foundation ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Ger tr ude ▁B . ▁El ion ▁and ▁George ▁H itch ings , ▁both ▁of ▁the ▁Well come ▁Research ▁Labor ator ies , ▁shared ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁in ▁Medicine ▁with ▁Sir ▁James ▁W . ▁Black , ▁formerly ▁of ▁Smith ▁K line ▁& ▁French ▁and ▁the ▁Well come ▁Foundation , ▁"" for ▁their ▁discover ies ▁of ▁important ▁principles ▁for ▁drug ▁treatment " ." ▁El ion ▁and ▁H itch ings ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁a ▁ple th ora ▁of ▁important ▁dru gs , ▁including ▁mer ca ptop ur ine ▁and ▁th i og uan ine ▁for ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁le uk emia , ▁the ▁imm unos upp ress ant ▁az oth iop r ine , ▁al lop ur in ol ▁for ▁g out , ▁p yr im eth am ine ▁for ▁mal aria , ▁the ▁ant ib acter ial ▁trim eth op rim , ▁a cyc lo vir ▁for ▁her pes ▁virus ▁in fection , ▁and ▁nel arab ine ▁for ▁cancer ▁treatment . ▁ ▁Phil anth ropy ▁and ▁social