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Louis J. Ignarro - Biography.
American pharmacologist

Birth May 31, 1941
Place of Brooklyn, New York
Birth
Known for Discovering that the human body uses the gas nitric oxide as a chemical signal to regulate cell activity. For this discovery, he shared the
1998 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine with colleagues Robert Furchgott and Ferid Murad.
Career 1962 Completed his B.S. in pharmacology at Columbia University in New York
1966 Received his Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Minnesota
1968-72 Worked as a pharmacological researcher for the Ciba-Geigy Corporation
1972-78 Taught pharmacology as an assistant, and subsequently associate, professor at the Tulane University School of Medicine in New
Orleans
1979-85 Taught pharmacology as a professor at the Tulane University School of Medicine
1985- Taught pharmacology at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine
Did You Ignarro and his colleagues' Nobel-winning discovery was initially rejected by most scientists.
Know
Nitric oxide is most commonly known as an air pollutant capable of damaging the lungs and causing chemical burns.
One of nitric oxide's functions in the body is to signal muscle tissue surrounding blood vessels to relax, allowing more blood to flow.
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