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Ferid Murad
American physician and pharmacologist (–)
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| Born | ()September 14, Whiting, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | September 4, () (aged&#;86) Menlo Park, California, U.S. |
| Education | DePauw University (BS) Case Western Reserve University (MD, PhD) |
| Known&#;for | Discoveries concerning cyclic GMP as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system |
| Spouse | Carol A.
Leopold |
| Children | 5 |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine () and the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research () |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Pharmacology |
| Institutions | University of Virginia (–81), Stanford University (–88), Northwestern University (–), Abbott Laboratories (–93), McGovern Medical School (–), George Washington University (–), Palo Alto VA Medical Center (–) |
| Doctoral advisor | Earl Sutherland, Jr.
and Theodore Rall |
Ferid Murad (September 14, – September 4, ) was an American physician and pharmacologi