Paul Greengard

Paul Greengard
Greengard in 2009
Born(1925-12-11)December 11, 1925
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 13, 2019(2019-04-13) (aged 93)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materHamilton College (BS)
Johns Hopkins University (PhD)
Spouse(s)Ursula von Rydingsvard (second marriage, in 1985)
Children2 (by his first marriage)
AwardsNobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (2000)
NAS Award in the Neurosciences (1991)
Dickson Prize (1978)
Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease (1998)[1]
Scientific career
Fieldsneuroscience
InstitutionsRockefeller University
ThesisSome relationships between action potential, oxygen consumption and coenzyme content in degenerating peripheral axons (1954)
Doctoral advisorHaldan Keffer Hartline

Paul Greengard (December 11, 1925 – April 13, 2019) 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,[2] 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.

  1. ^ "MetLife Foundation Awards for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Paul Greengard profile". Rockefeller University. Archived from the original on 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2008-09-28.