The Pain Beat (Episode 14) – Nobel Prize: A Conversation with Ardem Patapoutian and Bertrand Coste

<p>This 14^th episode of The Pain Beat is the second 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>, and 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>). In this episode, The Pain Beat spoke with Nobel Prize laureate Ardem Patapoutian and Bertrand Coste, Aix-Marseille University, France, to discuss their discovery of mechanically sensitive ion channels – Piezo1 and Piezo2.</p> <p>Podcast participants include:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Ardem Patapoutian, PhD</strong>, Scripps Research, California, USA</li> <li><strong>Bertrand Coste, PhD</strong>, Aix-Marseille University, France</li> <li><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Tayler Sheahan, PhD</strong><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">, University of Pittsburgh, USA (Host)</span></li> </ul>