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David Jay Julius (born November 4, 1955) is an American physiologist and Nobel Prize laureate known for his work on molecular mechanisms of pain sensation and heat, including the characterization of the TRPV1 and TRPM8 receptors that detect capsaicin, menthol, and temperature. He is a professor at the University of California, San Francisco. Julius won the 2010 Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine and the 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences. In 2020 he was awarded The Kavli Prize, and in
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David Julius Chavez Obituary (2025) - Mesquite, TX - Laurel Oaks Funeral Home & Memorial Park
Stephen Quake and David Julius named Salk Institute Nonresident Fellows - Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Profile of David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian: 2021 Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine
Alumnus David Julius shares Nobel Prize for work on pain receptors - University of California, Berkeley