Louis J. Ignarro Ph.D.
Louis J. Ignarro Ph.D.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1998
Nobel co-recipients: Robert F. Furchgott and Ferid Murad
Photo: Courtesy Dr.Louis Ignarro
Name: Louis J. Ignarro
Birth: 31 May, 1941, Brooklyn, New York
Institution: University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Award: “Nitric Oxide as Signaling Molecule in Cardiovascular system”
Subject: cardiovascular physiology, pharmacology
Portion of cash: 1/3
Chinese University of Hong Kong: Honorary Doctorate 2009
Molecular & Medical Pharmacologist
While testifying before Congress in 2000, Ignarro remarked: “Only in America could the son of an uneducated carpenter receive the Nobel Prize in Medicine.”
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Nat’l Medal, Science
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CUHK Conferred Honorary Doctorate upon Nobel Laureate Louis J. Ignarro