Ferid Murad

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Ferid Murad
Murad at a lecture in 2008
Born	(1936-09-14)September 14, 1936 Whiting, Indiana, U.S.
Died	September 4, 2023(2023-09-04) (aged 86) Menlo Park, California, U.S.
Alma mater	DePauw University (BS, 1958) and Case Western Reserve University (MD-PhD, 1965)
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 (1998) and the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1996)
Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry, Pharmacology
Institutions	University of Virginia (1970–81), Stanford University (1981–88), Northwestern University (1988–1998), Abbott Laboratories (1988–93), University of Texas Medical School at Houston (1997–2011), George Washington University (2011–2017), Palo Alto VA Medical Center (2017–2023)
Doctoral advisor	Earl Sutherland, Jr. and Theodore Rall

Ferid Murad (September 14, 1936 – September 4, 2023) was an American physician and pharmacologist, and a co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.