DePauw lost a loyal friend and inspirational figure when Dr. Ferid Murad ‘58 passed away on September 4, 2023, at home in Palo Alto at the age of 86. Dr. Murad was a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, pharmacologist and physician who made groundbreaking discoveries in the field of cardiovascular medicine and the effects of nitric oxide. 
Dr. Murad won the 1998 Nobel Prize in Medicine. His research and discoveries on nitric oxide not only contributed to a better understanding of how information is transmitted between cells but also had a significant influence on cardiovascular medicine, leading to changes in treatment following a heart attack. His research and findings on the effects of nitric oxide continue to influence the treatment of cancer, arthritis and other human diseases. 

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