History of Ferid Murad

 Ferid Murad (born September 14, 1936) is an American physician and pharmacologist.

Ferid Murad
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Murad at a lecture on 2 April 2008
Born
Ferid Murad

September 14, 1936[1]
Whiting, Indiana, U.S.[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materDePauw University (BS, 1958) and Case Western Reserve University (MD-Ph.D., 1965)
Known forDiscoveries concerning cyclic GMP as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system

Murad is best known for his discoveries which concern the cyclic GMP as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1997 for his discoveries. He shared the prize with Robert F. Furchgott and Louis Ignarro.[1] Murad is an honorary member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo.

In May 2012, the Municipality of Čair proclaimed Murad as an honorary citizen. During the ceremony, Murad dedicated all of his achievements to his nation, Albania

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