Edward Kravitz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Edward Kravitz

American neuroscientist

Date of Birth: 19-Dec-1932

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: neuroscientist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Edward Arthur Kravitz (born December 19, 1932) is the George Packer Berry Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School.
He is widely recognized for demonstrating that gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) functions as a neurotransmitter.
In addition, he and Antony Stretton were the first to use the intracellular dye procion yellow to visualize neuronal architecture.
Later, Kravitz's work with neuroamines demonstrated that serotonin and octopamine act as synaptic modulators.
Kravitz continued to explore the function of amines using Homarus americanus, the American lobster, as a model organism to study aggression.
He currently works on aggressive behavior using the genetically manipulable model organism, Drosophila melanogaster, the fruit fly.