Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D., is an Albanian American Physician and Pharmacologist, a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Phsycology, and a world-renowned pioneer in biochemistry. In 1998, Dr. Murad and two other scientists received the Nobel Prize Medicine and Phsycology for their discovery of the role of nitric oxide in the body as a key signaling molecule increasing cyclic GMP and dilating blood vessels.
Dr. Murad was born in Indiana, to Jabir Murat Ejupi, an Albanian immigrant from Gostivar, and Josephine Bowman, an American from Illinois. After completion of his bachelor’s degree in Premedical Science and Chemistry at DePauw University, Dr. Murad studied in one of the first physician-scientist training programs, earning his M.D. and Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 1965.
Dr. Murad has founded or advised many biotechnology companies over the years and has advised many cities amd government leaders about technology developments. He has earned various honors and distinctions for his work.
In May 2012, the Municipality of Skopje proclaimed Dr. Murad an honorary citizen. During the ceremony, Dr. Murad stated that all his achievements were dedicated to his nation, Albania.