|
Date of Birth
|
11-December-1925
|
|
Place of Birth
|
New York City
(New York, United States of America, Area code 917)
|
|
Nationality
|
United States of America
|
|
Profession
|
Scientist, Professor, Neuroscientist
|
|
Paul Greengard is 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 is currently Vincent Astor Professor at Rockefeller University, and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Cure Alzheimer's Fund. He is married to artist Ursula von Rydingsvard.
|
