Louis Ignarro - Awards and Recognitions

Awards and Recognitions

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association Foundation Research Award. 1973
• Merck Research Award. 1974
• Edward G Schlieder Foundation Award. 1973–1976
• U.S.P.H.S. Career Development Award. 1975 – 1980
• Arthritis Foundation Research Award. 1975 – 1977
• First recipient of the George Clark Memorial Arthritis Fund. 1975
• First recipient of the James Woodrow Waggoner Arthritis Fund. 1976
• Lilly Research Award. 1978
• Tulane Medical School – Outstanding Teacher Award. 1983
• UCLA School of Medicine – Outstanding Teacher Award. 1986
• AMSA Golden Apple Award (for teaching) – UCLA School of Medicine. 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999
• Alpha Omega Alpha – Honorary Member. 1990
• UCLA School of Medicine Award for Excellence in Education. 1993
• Roussel Uclaf Prize for Cell Communication and Signaling. Shared with Dr. Salvador Moncada and Dr. Robert Furchgott. 1994
• Wellcome Visiting Professor – Marshall University School of Medicine. 1995
• CIBA Award for Hypertension Research for Discovery of the Roles of Nitric Oxide and Cyclic GMP in Vascular Function. Shared with Dr. Salvador Moncada. 1995
• Basic Research Prize of the American Heart Association in recognition of outstanding contributions to the advancement of cardiovascular science. 1998
• Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for “nitric oxide as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system”. Shared with Robert Furchgott and Ferid Murad. 1998
• Laurea honoris causa(Honorary degree), University of Naples Federico II. 1999
• National Academy of Sciences. 1999
• American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 1999
• Institute of Medicine. 2011
• American Philosophical Society. 2007
• Canadian Medal of Merit. 2008
• American Heart Association Distinguished Scientist. 2008
• Honorary doctorates from the Universities of Madrid, Lund, Gent, North Carolina