Ferid Murad

Born: 1936-09-14 in Whiting, IN, USA

Gender: male

Field: American physician and pharmacologist (1936–2023)

Biography

Ferid Murad 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.

Nobel Prize Details

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1998

Awarded on: 1998-10-12

"for their discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system"

Affiliations:

University of Texas Medical School at Houston – Houston, TX, USA

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