The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2000
Awarded on: 2000-10-09
"for their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system"
Affiliations:
- Rockefeller University – New York, NY, USA
Paul Greengard
Born: 1925-12-11 in New York, NY, USA
Gender: male
Field: American neuroscientist (1925–2019)
Biography
Paul Greengard was an American neuroscientist best known for his work on the molecular and cellular function of neurons. In 2000, Greengard, Arvid Carlsson and Eric Kandel were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system. He was Vincent Astor Professor at Rockefeller University, and served on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Cure Alzheimer's Fund, as well as the Scientific Council of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. He was married to artist Ursula von Rydingsvard.