Advances in Pharmacology

Ferid Murad was born in Whiting, Indiana. Working concurrently on an M.D. and Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Dr. Murad graduated with both degrees from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1965. His many honors include the Alfred S. Maschke Award for Clinical Excellence from Case Western Reserve University in 1965. He has held several distinguished positions, including Acting Chairman in the Department of Medicine and Acting Division Chief, Division of Respiratory Medicine at Stanford University. He currently is CEO and President of Molecular Geriatrics Corporation in Lake Bluff, Illinois. Dr. Murad is married and has five children. Joseph T. Coyle, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA

C.F. Bennett and S.T. Crooke, Regulation of Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule Expression with Antisense Oligonucleotides.
C. Thiemermann, The Role of Arginine: Nitric Oxide Pathway in Circulatory Shock.
M. Koltai, P. Guinot, D. Hosford, and P.G. Braquet, Platelet-Activating Factor Antagonists: Scientific Background and Possible Clinical Applications.
A.W. Grasso and G.Y. Wu, Therapeutic Implications of Delivery and Expression of Foreign Genes in Hepatocytes.
R.J. Kreitman and I. Pastan, Recombinant Toxins.
E.D. Hall, J.M. McCall, and E.D. Means, Therapeutic Potential of the Lazaroids (21-Aminosteroids) in Acute CNS Trauma, Ischemia, and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
K.K. Griendling, B. Lassegue, R.W. Alexander, and T.J. Murphy, Angiotensin II Receptor Pharmacology.
P.A. Lartey, H.N. Nellens, and S.K. Tanaka, New Developments in Macrolides: Structures, Antibacterial, and Prokinetic Activities.
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