Background
Furchgott, Robert Francis was born on June 4, 1916 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
Furchgott, Robert Francis was born on June 4, 1916 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
Bachelor of Science, University North Carolina, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Northwestern University, 1940. DM (honorary), Autonomous University Madrid, 1984.
DM (honorary), University Lund, 1984. Doctor of Science (honorary), University North Carolina, 1989. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Ghent, 1995.
Degree (honorary), Mount Sinai Medical School, 1995. Degree (honorary), Ohio State University, 1996. Degree (honorary), Medical University South Carolina, 1997.
Degree (honorary), Medical College Ohio, 1997. Degree (honorary), Northwestern University, 1998. Degree (honorary), University College, London, 1998.
Degree (honorary), Washington University, 2001. Degree (honorary), Charles University, Prague, 2003.
Research fellow medicine Medical College Cornell University, 1940—1943, research associate, 1943—1947, instructor physiology, 1943—1948, assistant professor medical biochemistry, 1947—1949. From assistant professor to associate professor pharmacology Medical School Washington University, 1949—1956. Chairman department pharmacology State University of New York College Medical (now State University of New York Health Science Center), Brooklyn, 1956—1982.
Professor department pharmacology State University of New York Health Science Center, 1956—1988, Distinguished professor, 1988—1989, Distinguished emeritus professor pharmacology, 1990—2009. Member pharmacology training committee United States Public Health Service, 1961—1964, member pharmacotoxicol. review committee, 1965—1968. Commonwealth fellow, 1962—1963.
Visiting professor University Geneva, 1962—1963, University California, San Diego, 1971—1972, Medical University South Carolina, 1980, University of California at Los Angeles, 1980. Adjunct professor pharmacology, School Medicine University Miami, 1988—2001. Distinguished visiting professor Medical University South Carolina, 2001.
Member of National Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Harvey Society, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (president 1971-1972, Goodman and Gilman award 1984), American Society Biochemistry, American Chemical Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Polish Physiological Society (honorary), Sigma Xi.
Married, 1941; 3 children.