
Solomon H. Snyder
Wolf Prize Laureate in Medicine 1982

The Prize Committee for Medicine has unanimously decided that the Wolf Foundation Prize for 1982 should be equally divided among: Sir James W. Black ,Jean Pierre Changeux and Solomon H. Snyder
Solomon H. Snyder
Johns Hopkins University Medical School
Baltimore, Maryland., USA
“for the development of the ways to label neurotransmitter receptors, which provide tools to describe their properties.”
Receptor sites in cell membranes are recognized to have cardinal importance in many physiological and pathological processes. Our three prize winners have each made notable contributions in this area.
The contribution of Solomon H. Snyder made possible clearer insight into brain function, the mechanisms of the action of neuropsychotherapeutic agents, and the characterization of opiate receptors and their ligands.
