We are excited to be hosting a Tribe Webinar Presentation and Q&A Event with Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Lou Ignarro, Ph.D. on Thursday, September 17th at 8 am pacific to 8:30 am pacific. The event is titled “Nitric Oxide - from Viagra to COVID-19”
Dr. Louis Ignarro won the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1998, along with Robert F. Furchgott and Ferid Murad, for my research discoveries showing the powerful ability of Nitric Oxide (NO) to support cardiovascular health. His groundbreaking work—the basis for his 2005 best-selling book, NO More Heart Disease—established him as perhaps the world’s leading authority on nutritional approaches to cardiac wellness.
He sits on the Herbalife Nutrition Advisory Board, which is composed of leading experts in the areas of health and nutrition. As part of his role with the organization, he also developed the formulation of the entire Herbalife cardio line.
He spent more than 40 years as a research scientist, seeking to understand the incredible role that NO plays in fostering optimal health. One of his most important discoveries was that antioxidants increase NO levels by protecting blood vessel walls from damage. As co-author of The New Heart Health and the Health Is Wealth series, he refined his research on NO to help people live healthy, active lives and support heart health.
He has a Ph.D. in pharmacology and a professor emeritus at UCLA, where he received 11 outstanding teacher awards voted by the medical students in the program. He is also a part-time professor at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In addition to his Nobel Prize, he has been honored to receive a number of awards, including the 2008 Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Heart Association and the 2007 Medal of Merit from the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences.
He is a former editor of the journal Nitric Oxide: Biology and Chemistry & sits on numerous scientific advisory boards and previously traveled the world speaking to professional and lay audiences about the incredible power of NO.
In addition to his professional pursuits, he serves as a board member of the nonprofit Operation USA. The organization helps communities alleviate the effects of disasters, disease, and endemic poverty throughout the world by providing privately-funded relief, reconstruction, and development aid. Learn more about Operation USA at www.opusa.org.
His Awards at a Glance:
Lifetime Achievement Award and inducted into the International Academy of Achievement (2014)
Canadian Medal of Merit (2008)
Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Heart Association (2008)
Medal of Merit from the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences (2007)
Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for the discovery of “nitric oxide as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system”; the prize was awarded with Robert F. Furchgott and Ferid Murad (1998)
Research Prize of the American Heart Association in recognition of outstanding contributions to the advancement of cardiovascular science (1998)
CIBA Award for Hypertension Research for the discovery of the roles of Nitric Oxide and cyclic GMP in vascular function; the award is shared with Dr. Salvador Moncada (1995)
Roussel Uclaf Prize for Cell Communication and Signaling in recognition of the discovery that “nitric oxide (NO), a radical gas, is a biological mediator in mammals”; the award was given with Dr. Salvador Moncada and Dr. Robert Furchgott (1994)
Arthritis Foundation Research Award (1975-1977) Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association Foundation Research Award (1973)
We will have limited seats for this event and have a nice group confirmed already, so please reply quickly.