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Robert F. Furchgott

nobel prize for medicine


Details of the Nobel Prize awarded to Robert F. Furchgott
Full Name
of the recipient
Robert F. Furchgott
AwardNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Year of Award1998
Share in Award33.3%
Award Shared withLouis J. Ignarro (33.3%)
Ferid Murad (33.3%)
Motivation
for the Award
for their discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system
Affiliation
at the Time of Award
SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Place of BirthCharleston, SC, United States USA
Date of Birth4 June 1916
Age
at the time of Award
81 years
Place of DeathSeattle, WA, United States USA
Date of Death19 May 2009
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