Paul Greengard
Paul Greengard | |
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Nobel 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 | |
Fields | neuroscience |
Institutions | Rockefeller University |
Thesis | Some relationships between action potential, oxygen consumption and coenzyme content in degenerating peripheral axons (1954) |
Doctoral advisor | Haldan Keffer Hartline |
Paul Greengard (December 11, 1925 – April 13, 2019) was an American
Biography
Greengard was born in New York City, the son of Pearl (née Meister) and Benjamin Greengard, a vaudeville comedian. His older sister was actress
During
Greengard began his graduate studies at Johns Hopkins University in the lab of Haldan Keffer Hartline. Inspired by a lecture by Alan Hodgkin, Greengard began work on the molecular and cellular function of neurons. He received his PhD in 1953 and began postdoctoral work at the University of London, Cambridge University, and the University of Amsterdam.[6][3] Greengard then became director of the Department of Biochemistry at the Geigy Research Laboratories.
After leaving Geigy in 1967, he worked briefly at the
He died on April 13, 2019.[8][9]
Research
Greengard's research focused on events inside the neuron caused by
Family
Greengard had two sons from his first marriage, Claude and
In 1985, Greengard married sculptor Ursula von Rydingsvard.[13]
Discrimination complaints
In February 2018, a federal jury in the Southern District of New York found The Rockefeller University liable for discrimination based on race and national origin that occurred in 2007 in the lab of, and under the supervision of, Greengard.[14]
Pearl Meister Greengard Prize
Paul Greengard used his Nobel Prize honorarium to help fund the
Awards and honors
- Elected member of the National Academy of Sciences (1978)[17]
- Elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1978)[18]
- NAS Award in the Neurosciences from the National Academy of Sciences (1991)[19]
- Karl Spencer Lashley Award (1993)
- Elected member of the American Philosophical Society (1994)[20]
- Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement (2002)[21]
- Honoris causa degree in Medicine, (September 2007) University of Brescia[22][23]
- Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters[24]
See also
References
- ^ "MetLife Foundation Awards for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Paul Greengard profile". Rockefeller University. Archived from the original on 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ a b c "The Academy Remembers President's Council Member, Dr. Paul Greengard". The New York Academy of Sciences. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Dreifus, Claudia (September 26, 2006). "He Turned His Nobel Into a Prize for Women". The New York Times.
- ^ Profile of Paul Greengard, nobelprize.org; accessed December 28, 2013.
- ^ a b "Paul Greengard, PhD". The Michael J. Fox Foundation. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "The Michael J. Fox Foundation and The Michael Stern Parkinson's Research Foundation Join Forces to Accelerate Novel Ideas in Parkinson's Research". The Michael J. Fox Foundation. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Gellene D (14 April 2019). "Paul Greengard, 93, Nobel Prize-Winning Neuroscientist, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Pioneering neuroscientist and Nobel laureate Paul Greengard dies at 93". Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Press Release: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2000". NobelPrize.org. 9 October 2000. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- Daily News. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
- ^ "Leslie Greengard". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ Smith, Harrison. "Paul Greengard, Nobel laureate who showed how nerve cells communicate, dies at 93". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "$2.25 Million Jury Verdict in Race/National Origin Discrimination Case Against Rockefeller University". Blhny. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Betsy Hanson (December 17, 2004). "The Birth of an Award". Benchmarks. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ Dreifus, Claudia (September 26, 2006). "He Turned His Nobel Into a Prize for Women". New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2006.
- ^ "Paul Greengard". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Paul Greengard". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- American Academy of Achievement.
- ^ "Premi e riconoscimenti - Lauree Honoris Causa" (in Italian). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Golgi Medal Award - Washington" (in Italian). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Gruppe 7: Medisinske fag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
Sources
- Les Prix Nobel. 2001. The Nobel Prizes 2000, Editor Tore Frängsmyr, Nobel Foundation: Stockholm.
External links
- Paul Greengard on Nobelprize.org including the Nobel Lecture on 8 December 2000 The Neurobiology of Dopamine Signaling
- The Greengard Lab at The Rockefeller University
- Paul Greengard US Patents