title: Robert F. Furchgott, Nobel laureate (1916-2009)--a personal reflection.
abstract: Robert F. Furchgott, pharmacologist and joint winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology (1998) died on the 12th of May 2009 aged 92. By unlocking the astonishingly diverse biological actions of nitric oxide, Furchgott leaves behind a rich legacy that has both revolutionized our understanding of human physiology and stimulated new and exciting opportunities for drug development in a wide range of pathological conditions. In this article, William Martin, who worked with Furchgott for 2 years (1983-1985), following the exciting discovery of endothelium-derived relaxing factor/nitric oxide, pays tribute to his close friend and colleague.
authors.forename: William
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authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D009613:Nobel Prize; D010600:Pharmacology / Q000266:history
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