Professor Louis J. Ignarro
 

Division of Vascular Surgery

College of Medicine

King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Email: ignarro.c@ksu.edu.sa

Pharmacology

University of California

Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

Telephone: 1-310-825-5159

E-mail: lignarro@mednet.ucla.edu

URL: www.Ignarro.com

Employments 
 

2008-present Professor King Saud University, Division of Vascular Surgery Riyadh Saudi Arabia
2008-present Visiting Professor Konkuk University School of Medicine Seoul Republic of Korea
2002-present Professor UCLA School of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering Los Angeles, CA United States
1985-present Distinguished Professor UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology Los Angeles, CA United States

Research 

Basic research on nitric oxide, cyclic GMP and other signaling molecules in the cardiovascular system
 

Awards & Honours 

2008 Canadian Medal of Merit Award for Basic Research in Cardiovascular Sciences
2007 American Philosophical Society Membership by Election
2001 Institute of Medicine Membership by Election
1999 National Academy of Sciences Membership by Election
1999 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Membership by Election
1998 Basic Research Prize of the American Heart Association Outstanding Contributions to Advancement of Cardiovascular Science
1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Nitric Oxide Basic Research
1995 CIBA Award for Hypertension Research Excellence in Cardiovascular Basic Research
1994 ROUSSEL UCLAF Prize Cell Communication and Signaling