Robert F. Furchgott

Robert F. Furchgott
Robert F. Furchgott
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Born	Robert Francis Furchgott; June 4, 1916; Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	May 19, 2009 (aged 92); Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Education	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Northwestern University;
Known for	Recognition of nitric oxide as a cellular signal
Spouse(s)	Lenore Mandelbaum (1941–1983; her death; 3 children); Margaret Gallagher Roth (?–2006; her death)
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1998
	Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry
Institutions	Cornell University (1940–1949); Washington University in St. Louis (1949–1956); SUNY Downstate Medical Center (1956–2009); University of Miami (1989-2009);
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Robert Francis Furchgott (June 4, 1916 – May 19, 2009) was an American Nobel Prize winning biochemist who contributed to the discovery of nitric oxide as a transient cellular signal in mammalian systems.