Ferid Murad
Ferid Murad | |
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Murad at a lecture in 2008 | |
| Born | September 14, 1936 Whiting, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | September 4, 2023 (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 |
| Children | 5 |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1998) and the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1996) |
| Scientific career | |
| 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 |
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.