Died 2009-05-19.
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Robert F. Furchgott
Robert Francis Furchgott was an American Nobel Prize winning biochemist who contributed to the discovery of nitric oxide as a transient cellular signal in mammalian systems.
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science · American biochemist (1916–2009) · biochemist · physician · pharmacist · university teacher · chemist · pharmacologist · also Robert F. Furchgott, Robert Francis Furchgott, Furchgott
Born 4 June 1916 · Died 19 May 2009 · Q108880
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2008· 1 entry
Moved to Seattle's Ravenna neighborhood
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1998· 3 entries
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine — for their discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system.
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Awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1998).
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With Louis Ignarro and Ferid Murad, Furchgott's discovery that nitric oxide causes blood vessels to dilate provided a long-sought explanation for the therapeutic effects of nitroglycerin used to treat angina pectoris and
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1996· 3 entries
Awarded Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1996).
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Awarded The Louis and Artur Lucian Award in Cardiovascular Diseases (1996).
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And the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement in 1999 with Ferid Murad
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1994· 1 entry
Awarded Julius Axelrod Award (1994).
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1991· 3 entries
Awarded Canada Gairdner International Award (1991).
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Awarded Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cardiovascular Research (1991).
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Furchgott received a Gairdner Foundation International Award for his groundbreaking discoveries
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1978· 1 entry
Furchgott discovered a substance in endothelial cells that relaxes blood vessels, calling it endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF)
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1937· 1 entry
With a degree in chemistry and went on to earn a Ph
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1916· 1 entry
Born 1916-06-04.
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