Robert F. Furchgott
Biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
Born
June 4th, 1916
109 years ago
Died
May 19th, 2009
16 years ago — 92 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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Born in 1916, achievements include significant contributions to the understanding of nitric oxide as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system. Work focused on pharmacology and biochemistry, with research uncovering the role of endothelium-derived relaxing factor. Authored numerous scientific publications and demonstrated the importance of nitric oxide in regulating blood pressure and blood flow. Received a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1998 alongside two colleagues for discoveries related to nitric oxide's effects on the cardiovascular system.
Discovered nitric oxide as a signaling molecule
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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