Paul Greengard
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| Paul Greengard | |
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| Born |
December 11, 1925 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Ursula von Rydingsvard (married, secondly, in 1985) |
| Children | 2 (by his first marriage) |
| Awards |
Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (2000) NAS Award in the Neurosciences (1991) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | neuroscience |
| Institutions | Rockefeller University |
Paul Greengard (born December 11, 1925) is an American neuroscientist (neurobiologist), biochemist, and pharmacologist of Jewish descent.[1]
He is 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.[2]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ www.nobelprize.org
- ↑ "Paul Greengard profile". Rockefeller University. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
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