Description: (American Physiologist Who Discovered the Receptors for Touch and Temperature)
David Julius is a distinguished American physiologist known for his innovative research on pain sensation and heat. His significant accomplishments include the discovery of the TRPV1 and TRPM8 receptors, which play a crucial role in detecting capsaicin, menthol, and temperature. As a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, Julius has been honored with prestigious awards like the Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine, Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, The Kavli Prize, and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his outstanding contributions to the field.