birth_place nationality relatives field work_institutions birth_date spouse prizes image article_title name
new york city , new york , u.s. american chris chase -lrb- sister ; died 2013 -rrb- neuroscience rockefeller university 11 december 1925 ursula 1985 -rrb- von rydingsvard -lrb- married , secondly , in nobel nas award in the neurosciences -lrb- 1991 -rrb- dickson prize prize -lrb- 1978 -rrb- for physiology or medicine -lrb- 2000 -rrb- paul greengard.jpg paul greengard
 paul greengard
paul greengard

paul greengard -lrb- born december 11 , 1925 -rrb- 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 .
