# Paul Greengard on Reddit (u/DrGreengard)

Part of Scientists on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/scientists-on-reddit/paul-greengard

Paul Greengard (1925–2019): Neuroscientist, 2000 Nobel Prize in Medicine.

- Reddit account: [u/DrGreengard](https://www.reddit.com/user/DrGreengard/) (AMA only)
- How we know it's theirs: [The 2015 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3rnd22/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/IAmA (30)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2015 to 2016
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Greengard

## Moments

### u/DrGreengard in r/IAmA, Mar 16, 2016 · Personal story

Replying to a redditor:

> Out of curiosity: did you rent or buy your tux for the Nobel ceremony?

> The Nobel Foundation requires that one wear tails.  Tuxedos are not acceptable.  I rented my tails!

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/4ap29a/comment/d12c9yr/ · 5 points as of Nov 7, 2026