Eric Kandel

American neuropsychiatrist · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1929 · age 97

Eric Richard Kandel is an Austrian-born American medical doctor who specialized in psychiatry. He was also a neuroscientist and a professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University.

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2024Grand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of AustriaAward2012Honorary Doctorate of the University of BaselAward2009Great Immigrants AwardAward2008Honorary Doctor of the University of ViennaAward2005Austrian Decoration for Science and ArtAward2000Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineAward1999Wolf Prize in MedicineAward1997Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderAward1992Jean-Louis Signoret PrizeAward1988NAS Award for Scientific ReviewingAwardRobert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Neuropsychiatric ResearchAwardMore about this, 19881984Howard Crosby Warren MedalAward1983Dickson Prize in MedicineAward1981Karl Spencer Lashley AwardAward1929Born7 November 1929

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Spouse Denise Kandel

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Kandel in 1978

Awards

Grand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria2024

Foreign Member of the Royal Society2013

Grand Officer of the Order of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria2012

Honorary Doctorate of the University of Basel2012

Great Immigrants Award2009

Viktor Frankl Award2008

Honorary Doctor of the University of Vienna2008

Honorary Doctor of Harvard University2008

Austrian Decoration for Science and Art2005

Thomas William Salmon Medal2003

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine2000

Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Medicine2000

Wolf Prize in Medicine1999

Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order1997

Ralph W. Gerard Prize1997

Harvey Prize1993

Jean-Louis Signoret Prize1992

Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Neuroscience Research1991

NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing1988

National Medal of Science1988

Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Neuropsychiatric Research1988

Canada Gairdner International Award1987

Howard Crosby Warren Medal1984

Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research1983

Dickson Prize in Medicine1983

Rosenstiel Award1983

Karl Spencer Lashley Award1981

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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He was a recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research on the physiological basis of memory storage in neurons. He shared the prize with Arvid Carlsson and Paul Greengard.

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United States