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Ferid Murad
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Ferid Murad was born on September 14, 1936, and died on September 4, 2023. He was recognized in the Nobel Laureates collection, the Nobel Medicine collection, and the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.
Murad received one Nobel Prize. He had five children and held an Erdős number of 8.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1936-09-14 ) September 14, 1936, Whiting, Indiana , U.S.
- Died
- September 4, 2023 (2023-09-04) (aged 86), Menlo Park, California , U.S.
- Education
- DePauw University ( BS ), Case Western Reserve University ( MD , PhD )
- Known for
- Discoveries concerning cyclic GMP as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system
- Spouse
- Carol A. Leopold
- Awards
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1998) and the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1996)
- Fields
- Biochemistry , Pharmacology
- Institutions
- University of Virginia (1970–81), Stanford University (1981–88), Northwestern University (1988–1998), Abbott Laboratories (1988–93), McGovern Medical School (1997–2011), George Washington University (2011–2017), Palo Alto VA Medical Center (2017–2023)
- Doctoral advisor
- Earl Sutherland, Jr. and Theodore Rall
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1998
“for their discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Whiting
- Place of death
- Menlo Park
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Case Western Reserve University
- Employer
- University of Virginia
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral advisor
- Earl Wilbur Sutherland, Jr.
- Field of work
- pharmacology
- Image
- Ferid Murad.jpg
- Number of children
- 5
- Residence
- Washington, D.C.
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- Commons category
- Ferid Murad
- date of birth
- 1936-09-14
- member of
- European Academy of Sciences
- Erdős number
- 8
- ethnic group
- Americans
- name in native language
- Ferid Murad
- date of death
- 2023-09-04
- interested in
- pharmacology
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Encyclopedic overview
Ferid Murad (September 14, 1936 – September 4, 2023) was an American physician and pharmacologist, His research demonstrated that nitroglycerin relaxes smooth muscle by releasing nitric oxide into the body. This work led to him sharing the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Early life
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