Albanian-American Nobel laureate Ferid Murad dies

 Ferid Murad, source: Wikipedia

 Ferid Murad, an Albanian-American physician and pharmacologist, passed away on September 4th at his home in Menlo Park.

Mr. Ferid Murad was born in Whiting, Indiana, in 1936. His father was John (Xhabir) Murad from Gostivar. He studied at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, where he graduated in 1958, and he earned a Doctor of Science degree at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

He later worked at the University of Virginia until 1981 before moving to Stanford University.

In the early 1970s, Ferid Murad began research on the role of nitric oxide in the cardiovascular system and discovered that it plays a crucial role in relaxing blood vessels and improving blood circulation. This discovery led to the development of new drugs for the treatment of heart diseases and other cardiovascular conditions, earning him the Nobel Prize in 1998.