The Pain Beat (Episode 15) – Nobel Prize: Somatosensation and Stories

<p>This 15^th episode of The Pain Beat is the third and final of a three-part series discussing the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine – awarded to David Julius, University of California, San Francisco, USA and Ardem Patapoutian, Scripps Research, California, USA – for their work on molecules important for somatosensation (see PRF related interview <a href= "https://www.painresearchforum.org/forums/interview/149899-discoveries-trp-and-piezo-channels-pave-path-kavli-prize-conversation-david"> here</a>, PRF related news story <a href= "https://www.painresearchforum.org/news/180965-david-julius-and-ardem-patapoutian-awarded-2021-nobel-prize-physiology-or-medicine"> here</a>, part one of this series <a href= "https://www.painresearchforum.org/forums/interview/205190-pain-beat-episode-13-%E2%80%93-nobel-prize-conversation-david-julius-and-michael"> here</a>, and part two of this series <a href= "https://www.painresearchforum.org/forums/interview/207134-pain-beat-episode-14-%E2%80%93-nobel-prize-conversation-ardem-patapoutian-and"> here</a>). In this episode, The Pain Beat spoke with a group of collaborators and former mentees to discuss what the discoveries mean for the somatosensory field, as well as stories and insights about what it was like working with Drs. Julius and Patapoutian during that time.</p> <p>Podcast participants include:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Allan Basbaum, PhD, FRS</strong>, University of California, San Francisco, USA</li> <li><strong>Diana Bautista, PhD</strong>, University of California, Berkeley, USA</li> <li><strong>Alexander Chesler, PhD</strong>, National Institutes of Health, Maryland, USA</li> <li><strong>Ellen Lumpkin, PhD</strong>, University of California, Berkeley, USA</li> <li><strong>Tayler Sheahan, PhD</strong>, University of Pittsburgh, USA (Host)</li> </ul>