Congratulations to Michael E. Greenberg (Nathan Marsh Pusey Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School and former HBI co-director) who, along with Christine Holt (University of Cambridge) and Erin Schuman (Max Planck Institute) was awarded the prestigious Brain Prize by the Lundbeck Foundation. 

Mike Greenberg in his lab. Photo by Anna Olivella.

Work in the Greenberg laboratory has characterized the signal transduction pathways linking calcium influx at distal synapses to the neuronal nucleus, uncovered an extensive network of neuronal activity-responsive cis-regulatory elements that coordinate these gene expression changes, and demonstrated significant neuronal cell-type- and species-specific diversity in these transcriptional responses.

Click here to read more about the program and awardees, including a profile of Mike’s research and an autobiography detailing his life and scientific journey.

Click here to learn more about the Greenberg lab.

About the prize
The Brain Prize is awarded each year by the Lundbeck Foundation. The Lundbeck Foundation is one of Denmark’s largest foundations encompassing a comprehensive range of commercial and philanthropic activities – all united by its strong purpose; Bringing Discoveries to Lives. The Foundation’s philanthropic grants amount to more than DKK 500m annually, primarily focusing on the brain – including the world’s largest personal prize for neuroscience, The Brain Prize. The Brain Prize recognizes highly original and influential advances in any area of brain research, from basic neuroscience to applied clinical research. Recipients of The Brain Prize may be of any nationality and work in any country in the world. Since it was first awarded in 2011 The Brain Prize has been awarded to 44 scientists from 9 different countries.