David Julius

David Julius
David Julius
	Julius in 2022
Born	November 4, 1955; New York City, U.S.
Education	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS); University of California, Berkeley (MS, PhD); Columbia University (post-doctoral training)
Spouse	Holly Ingraham
Awards	Nobel Prize for Medicine (2021); Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2020);
	Scientific career
Fields	Physiology; Biochemistry; Neuroscience
Institutions	University of California, San Francisco
Thesis	Protein processing and secretion in yeast: biosynthesis of α-factor mating pheromone (1984)
Doctoral advisor	Jeremy Thorner; Randy Schekman
Other academic advisors	Richard Axel; Alexander Rich

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. He was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with Ardem Patapoutian.

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