Ferid Murad

Background

Murad, Ferid was born on September 14, 1936 in Whiting, Indiana, United States. Son of John and Josephine Murad.

Education

Bachelor, DePauw University, 1958; Doctor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve U., 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve U., 1965.

Career

Intern and resident, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1965-1967; clinical associate, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1967-1970; from associate professor to professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1970-1981; director clinical research center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1971-1981; director clinical pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1973-1981; professor, Stanford (California) U., 1981-1988; associate department chairman medicine, Stanford (California) U., 1984-1988; chief of medicine, VA Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, 1981-1988; vice president pharmaceutical division, Abbott laboratories, 1988-1992; Chief Executive Officer, president molecular geriatrics, Abbott laboratories, 1993-1995; professor department medicine, chairman integrative biology, pharmacology and physiology, University Texas, Houston, since 1997.

Achievements

• Ferid Murad has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member NAS, American Federation Clinical Research, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Endocrine Society, American Society Biological Chemists, American Society Clinical Investigation, Association American Physicians, Western Association Physicians (Ciba award 1988, Lasker award 1996).

Connections

Married Carol Ann Leopold, June 21, 1958. Children: Christine, Marianne, Carrie, Julie, Joseph.

Father:

John Murad

Mother:

Josephine Murad

Spouse:

Carol Ann Leopold

child:

Julie Murad

child:

Marianne Murad

child:

Christine Murad

child:

Carrie Murad

child:

Joseph Murad