“In our daily lives we take these sensations for granted.”
Julius is a professor and chair of the physiology department at the University of California, San Francisco.
Patapoutian is a professor in the neuroscience department of Scripps Research in La Jolla, California.
Patapoutian is also affiliated with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Patapoutian said he’s hopeful about future discoveries that could come from his research.
