Dr. Louis Ignarro, a Nobel† Laureate in Medicine

Dr. Ignarro has made exceptional contributions to the advancement of science, including winning the Nobel† Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1998 for his research on nitric oxide. His work has led and inspired scientists around the world.

A Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology, UCLA School of Medicine, Dr Louis Ignarro served as Professor of Pharmacology at Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans. Before teaching, he served as a scientist at CIBA-GEIGY.

Dr. Ignarro has published many articles and received the Basic Research Prize of the American Heart Association for outstanding contributions to the advancement of cardiovascular science. He was inducted into the National Academy of Sciences the same year, and into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences the next.

Dr. Ignarro holds a B.S. in Pharmacology, Columbia University, 1962, and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, 1966. He received his Postdoctoral Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health, 1968.

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Dr. Ignarro wanted to partner with a company that shared his views on nutrition and weight management. He has reached the pinnacle of success as a scientist and has devoted much of his life to studying the elusive Nitric-Oxide molecule and its role in human health. Dr. Ignarro believes in the concept of Cellular Nutrition®, with Nitric Oxide as a key component of delivering nutrition to the cells. Philosophically, Herbalife, with its Cellular Nutrition® products and its amazing Distributor organization, was a perfect vehicle to bring his discoveries to the public.