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Louis Joseph Ignarro (born May 31, 1941) is an American pharmacologist. For demonstrating the signaling properties of nitric oxide, he was co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Robert F. Furchgott and Ferid Murad.
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Apr 23, 2024 · Louis Ignarro (born May 31, 1941, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American pharmacologist who, along with Robert F. Furchgott and Ferid Murad, was co-awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that nitric oxide (NO) acts as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system.
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Louis J. Ignarro. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1998. Born: 31 May 1941, Brooklyn, NY, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Prize motivation: “for their discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system” Prize share: 1/3.
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1998 was awarded jointly to Robert F. Furchgott, Louis J. Ignarro and Ferid Murad "for their discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system"
Aug 4, 2023 · Louis Ignarro, an esteemed American pharmacologist, has dedicated his illustrious career to advancing the field of cardiovascular science. One pivotal moment in his journey was when he conducted groundbreaking research on the signaling properties of nitric oxide, which eventually led him to be awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize in Physiology ...
Nov 28, 2016 · Although he is renowned in medical circles as "the father of Viagra," the discoveries of Louis Ignarro have profound implications for all circulatory conditions, not least heart disease, the leading cause of death around the world.
Dr. Louis J. Ignarro has more than 40 years of experience as a research scientist, is Professor Emeritus of Molecular & Medical Pharmacology, at UCLA, and was honored with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1998, along with Robert F. Furchgott and Ferid Murad, for his discovery of Nitric Oxide (NO) in the body.
