Louis Ignarro 5056182 225892477 2008-07-15T22:01:01Z 72.87.146.61 {{Infobox Scientist |name = |box_width = |image =Louis J. Ignarro portrait.jpg |image_width =150px |caption = Louis J. Ignarro |birth_date = [[May 31]], [[1941]] |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |residence = |citizenship = |nationality = [[United States|American]] |ethnicity = |field = [[pharmacology]] |work_institutions = [[UCLA School of Medicine]] |alma_mater = |doctoral_advisor = |doctoral_students = |known_for = [[nitric oxide]] |author_abbrev_bot = |author_abbrev_zoo = |influences = |influenced = |prizes = [[Image:Nobel prize medal.svg|20px]][[1998]] [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] |religion = |footnotes = |signature = }} '''Louis J. Ignarro''' ([[May 31]], [[1941]] – ) is an [[United States|American]] [[pharmacologist]]. He was corecipient of the [[1998]] [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] with [[Robert F. Furchgott]] and [[Ferid Murad]] for demonstrating the signalling properties of [[nitric oxide]]. [[Image:Loius Ignarro receives award from D. Wink.jpg|thumb|left|Louis Ignarro receives award from D. Wink at National Cancer Institute - NIH]] He is currently a distinguished professor of [[pharmacology]] at the [[UCLA School of Medicine]]'s department of molecular and medical pharmacology in Los Angeles, which he joined in 1985. Before relocating to California, he was a professor of pharmacology at [[Tulane University]] School of Medicine, New Orleans, for 12 years. Ignarro has also previously worked as a staff scientist, research department, for the pharmaceutical division of CIBA-GEIGY Corporation in New York. Ignarro has published numerous articles on his research. He received the Basic Research Prize of the American Heart Association in 1998, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the advancement of cardiovascular science. That same year, he was inducted into the National Academy of Sciences and the following year, into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the founder of the Nitric Oxide Society, and founder and editor-in-chief of “Nitric Oxide Biology and Chemistry.” Ignarro holds a B.S. in pharmacy, [[Columbia University]], 1962, and a Ph.D. in pharmacology, [[University of Minnesota]], School of Medicine, 1966. He also received a postdoctoral fellowship in chemical pharmacology from [[National Institutes of Health]] in 1968. He is a member of the scientific committee of [[Nicox]], a French pharmaceutical company, a member of the Board of Directors of Antibe Therapeutics[http://www.antibe-therapeutics.com], a Canadian drug discovery company, a member of the Board of Directors of [[Operation USA]], a non profit organization, and a member of the Nutritional Advisory Board for [[Herbalife]], a nutrition and weight-loss company. ==Teaching Awards== By 1998 Ignarro was the winner of 11 consecutive Golden Apples, the award UCLA medical students give to the year's best teacher.<ref>[http://www.ucla.edu/about/nobelwinners/ignarro.html www.ucla.edu/about/nobelwinners/ignarro.html]</ref> ==Nitric Oxide== Not to be confused with [[nitrous oxide]] (a gas used in anesthesia), nitric oxide is a colorless, odorless gas that, now has widespread potential including the treatment of [[heart disease]], shock, [[cancer]], [[impotence]], and [[pulmonary hypertension]]. In 1994, the respected journal ''Science'' declared nitric oxide as its "molecule of the year." [[Nitric oxide]] is now known to play a key role in many biological functions including inflammation, blood flow regulation, cell growth, smooth muscle relaxation, and preserving memory. Each year, thousands of research papers are written about the molecule. <ref>[http://www.faqs.org/health/bios/89/Louis-J-Ignarro.html Louis J. Ignarro Biography (1941-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ==Herbalife Relationship== Ignarro worked with [[Herbalife]] to develop Niteworks, a dietary supplement designed to boost the body’s own production of nitric oxide, and later became a member of the company’s Scientific Advisory Board. Ignarro endorsed this product in exchange for a royalty agreement reported to have earned his consulting firm over $1 million in the first 12 months. Ignarro also promoted Niteworks' ingredients in the prestigious [[Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences]], without disclosing his financial interest to the publication. After Ignarro's ties to Herbalife were revealed, the journal issued a correction to the article, citing Ignarro's undisclosed "conflict of interest." ==National Bestseller== In 2005, Ignarro published through St Martin's Press the book "NO More Heart Disease: How Nitric Oxide Can Prevent - Even Reverse - Heart Disease and Strokes". It includes a regimen for boosting naturally occurring nitric oxide in the body. ==See also== *[[Pharmacology]] *[[Pharmacy]] *[[Nitric Oxide]] ==References== <references/> *UCLA [http://www.ucla.edu/about/nobelwinners/ignarro.html Louis J. Ignarro, Medicine (1998)] *Ignarro's [http://ignarro.com/index.php?pr=Key_Publications Publications ] *[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000039&sid=aFh1K0o4xxQY&refer=columnist_evans "Nobel Prize Winner Didn't Disclose Herbalife Contract"] Bloomberg News report * [http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A53099-2003Oct6 Washington Post article] "Nitric Oxide Now -- Ask Me How: Some Find Nobel Laureate's Alliance With Supplement Marketer Hard to Swallow", Washington Post, October 7, 2003 * [http://www.herbalife.com/global/science/adv_bio_lignarro.jsp Louis Ignarro bio], Herbalife.com, cited March 17, 2008 ==External links== *[http://www.drignarro.com/ Louis Ignarro's Official Homepage] *[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1998/ignarro-autobio.html Nobel Prize Autobiography] *[http://www.herbalife.com/catalog/catalog.jsp?cid=620972&pid=843688 Herbalife Niteworks] {{Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Laureates 1976-2000}} [[Category:1941 births|Ignarro, Louis J.]] [[Category:Living people|Ignarro, Louis J.]] [[Category:Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine|Ignarro, Louis J.]] [[Category:Pharmacologists|Ignarro, Louis J.]] [[Category:University of California, Los Angeles faculty|Ignarro, Louis J.]] [[Category:University of Minnesota alumni|Ignarro]] [[Category:Columbia University alumni|Ignarro]] [[ca:Louis José Ignarro]] [[de:Louis J. 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