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CELLULAR SIGNALING WITH NITRIC OXIDE AND CYCLIC GMP
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| Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D., won the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work with nitric oxide as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system. He and Robert F. Furchgott and Louis J. Ignarro, co-recipients of the award, discovered how this colorless, odorless gas can be used to signal blood vessels to relax and widen, thus lowering blood pressure. At the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Dr. Murad is professor and chairman of the Medical School's Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology. He also is director of the Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases and the John S. Dunn, Sr., Distinguished Chair in Physiology and Medicine. Dr. Murad's research focuses on the formation, metabolism, and function of nitric oxide and cyclic GMP in various cellular signaling processes. His distinguished career includes extensive experience in both academic medicine and industry. | |||
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