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Popular As | Louis Ignarro |
Occupation | Pharmacologist |
Age | 82 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Born | May 31, 1941 (New York) |
Birthday | May 31 |
Town/City | New York |
Nationality | New York |
Louis Ignarro’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Louis Ignarro was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
Known for his research in the field of pharmacology, he received the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on nitric oxide. In 1985, he joined the faculty of the University of California, Los Angeles' School of Medicine.
He earned his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in pharmacology from, respectively, Columbia University and the University of Minnesota.
He taught for over a decade at Tulane University's medical school and founded an organization called the Nitric Oxide Society.
He was raised in New York City by Italian immigrant parents. He and his wife later settled in Southern California.
He and Gertrude B. Elion were both recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Elion received the honor in 1988, and Ignarro shared the 1998 prize with biochemist Robert F. Furchgott and fellow pharmacologist Ferid Murad.