The Nobel Prize honors the greatest minds and greatest contributions to humankind. Prize winner in Medicine, Dr. Ferid Murad, who will speak on November 11 as part of the President's Lecture Series, is the fourth Nobel Laureate to visit Chico in nine months.
Nitric oxide protects the heart, stimulates the brain, and kills bacteria.
It works as a weapon against infections, as a regulator of blood pressure and as a gate keeper of blood flow to different organs. Nitric oxide is being explored for a growing list of potential therapeutic applications. Murad's brother, Turhon A. Murad, teaches in the Department of Anthropology at CSU, Chico. The Murad brothers grew up in Indiana. Ferid Murad holds a B.A. from Depew University, and both his M.D. and a Ph.D. in pharmacology from Western Reserve University, School of Medicine in Ohio.