Robert F. Furchgott

Biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate

Robert F. Furchgott - Biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
Born

June 4th, 1916
108 years ago

Died

May 19th, 2009
15 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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