Properties (124)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Nobel Laureate
scientist |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:University_of_Washington
gptkb:State_University_of_New_York_Downstate_Medical_Center |
| gptkbp:awardedBy |
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine gptkb:Lasker_Award gptkb:Gairdner_Foundation_International_Award Cleveland_Clinic_Lerner_College_of_Medicine_Honorary_Degree |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine gptkb:Lasker_Award gptkb:Gairdner_Foundation_International_Award |
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
|
| gptkbp:born |
June 4, 1916
|
| gptkbp:children |
2
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
Understanding of blood vessel function
understanding of blood vessel function |
| gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:Shoreline,_Washington
|
| gptkbp:died |
May 19, 2009
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
|
| gptkbp:field |
Biochemistry
Pharmacology Physiology physiology |
| gptkbp:fullName |
Robert_Francis_Furchgott
|
| gptkbp:honorificPrefix |
Doctor_of_Science_from_University_of_North_Carolina
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Robert Furchgott
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Medical research
Cardiovascular research medical research medical education public understanding of science public health policies global health initiatives scientific literacy collaborative research efforts treatment of hypertension development of new drugs understanding of atherosclerosis understanding of endothelial function research funding priorities biomedical ethics discussions clinical practices in cardiology treatment of erectile dysfunction development of nitric oxide donors advancements in cardiovascular therapies future research on cardiovascular diseases interdisciplinary approaches in science research on vascular diseases scientific community's view on nitric oxide understanding of nitric oxide's role in the body |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University
|
| gptkbp:involved |
biomedical research
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
discovery of nitric oxide as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system
Research on vascular biology research on endothelium-derived relaxing factor Discovery_of_nitric_oxide_as_a_signaling_molecule_in_the_cardiovascular_system |
| gptkbp:legacy |
impact on cardiovascular medicine
|
| gptkbp:members |
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences gptkb:American_Physiological_Society |
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:publishes |
Numerous scientific papers
|
| gptkbp:researchAreas |
Biochemistry
Cardiology Cell biology Cell signaling Heart failure Heart transplantation Hypertension Molecular biology Neuroscience Pharmacology Physiology Stroke Atherosclerosis Biophysics Cardiovascular disease Vascular biology Cardiac arrhythmias Pharmacodynamics Pharmacokinetics Clinical research Pacemakers Signal transduction Congestive heart failure Coronary artery disease Drug development Myocardial infarction Vasodilation Cardiac surgery Angina Nitric oxide synthase Therapeutics Experimental medicine Peripheral artery disease Cardiac imaging Signal transduction pathways Translational medicine Cardiovascular physiology Cardiac rehabilitation Preventive cardiology Interventional cardiology Cardiac devices Endothelial function Nitric oxide signaling Endothelial nitric oxide synthase Endothelium Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators Molecular pharmacology Nitric oxide receptors Vascular smooth muscle Pulmonary_hypertension |
| gptkbp:researchFocus |
cell signaling
neurobiology Nitric oxide vascular biology pharmacology of nitric oxide |
| gptkbp:researchInterest |
molecular biology
biochemistry pharmacology |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Margaret_Furchgott
Evelyn_Furchgott |