An encounter with Nobel Laureate
Louis J. Ignarro
ASOMI College of Sciences is pleased to announce an upcoming webinar delivered by Professor Louis J. Ignarro, recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. An opportunity to hear from a pioneer of nitric oxide research and learn about the scientific journey that helped transform our understanding of the cardiovascular system.
Biography and
academic career
Born in Brooklyn in 1941 to Italian parents, Louis J. Ignarro is an American pharmacologist and Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He graduated in Pharmacy from Columbia University in 1962 and earned his PhD in Pharmacology at the University of Minnesota in 1966. Following postdoctoral research at the National Institutes of Health and a period in the pharmaceutical industry, he pursued an academic career at Tulane University before joining UCLA in 1985.
by the Nobel Prize
His research helped establish nitric oxide (NO) as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system. In 1986, independently of Robert F. Furchgott, Ignarro identified nitric oxide as the factor produced by the endothelium, the inner lining of blood vessels, that causes vascular smooth muscle to relax.
This discovery showed that a gas produced by the body can act as a biological messenger and contribute to the dilation of blood vessels. In 1998, Ignarro shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Robert F. Furchgott and Ferid Murad for their discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system.
and recognition
His work opened new avenues in the study of vascular function and cellular communication. His publications include research identifying nitric oxide as the endothelium-derived relaxing factor and investigating the mechanisms through which it regulates vascular smooth muscle. A member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1999, he has also received the American Heart Association’s Basic Research Prize and Distinguished Scientist Award.
and recognition
His work opened new avenues in the study of vascular function and cellular communication. His publications include research identifying nitric oxide as the endothelium-derived relaxing factor and investigating the mechanisms through which it regulates vascular smooth muscle. A member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1999, he has also received the American Heart Association’s Basic Research Prize and Distinguished Scientist Award.
Registration opening soon
Registration for the webinar will open shortly.
The date, programme and participation details will be announced on this page and through the official ASOMI College of Sciences channels.
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