Louis Ignarro
Pharmacologist, Nobel Prize winner
Born
May 31st, 1941
83 years ago
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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A pharmacologist with significant contributions to the understanding of nitric oxide as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system. His research elucidated the role of nitric oxide in vascular smooth muscle relaxation, leading to advancements in treatments for cardiovascular diseases. Worked as a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and contributed to scientific literature with numerous publications in pharmacology and medicine.
Received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1998
Co-authored the seminal paper on nitric oxide
Served as a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles
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