UCSF Scientist David Julius Has Revealed Molecular Sensors for Heat, Cold, Inflammation and Itch
UC San Francisco biochemist David Julius, PhD, has been awarded the 2020 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience for his foundational work describing the molecular machines that allow us to feel heat, cold,…
Why Pain Is So Hard To Treat
“We use ‘pain’ as one word, but I think it reflects a panoply of different disorders,” says David Julius, chair of physiology at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, who has spent decades trying to understand how humans perceive pain.
Dr. Abigail Buchwalter has been awarded the 2019 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and AFAR Grant for Junior Faculty.
Dr. Abigail Buchwalter has been awarded for "Defining drivers and consequences of ribosome biogenesis deregulation during mammalian aging."
Drs. Lily and Yuh-Nung Jan (https://janlab.ucsf.edu), named as recipients of the 20th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize.
Dr. Lily Jan and Dr. Yuh-Nung Jan have been awarded for the “discovery and functional characterization of potassium channels.”
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The 49th Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Research has been awarded to Ardem Patapoutian and David Julius for their fundamental and far-reaching studies of the molecular mechanisms of touch, temperature and pain.
David Julius, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Physiology at UC San Francisco, is a winner of the 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.
Today, the recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) were announced. The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government to outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent research careers…
