Congrats David Julius ’77 for your #NobelPrize2021 in Medicine or Physiology! At the link in the bio, learn more about Dr. Julius and @MITEcon Professor Joshua Angrist, who shares the #NobelPrize in Economics. #MITAlumni #MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology #MITPride Repost from @ucsf • Behind the scenes of a Nobel Prize win! Today was a big day for UCSF professor David Julius, PhD, who won the #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the neuroscience of pain. Here are some of our favorite moments from throughout Julius's big day. A biochemist and molecular biologist, Julius’s work has focused on how our bodies sense heat, cold, and chemical irritants, leading to new insights about the fundamental nature of pain and new targets for pain therapy. “David’s work epitomizes the creativity, scientific rigor, and courage needed to pursue the major unsolved mysteries of biology and achieve the surprising discoveries that ultimately lead to crucial advances in human health,” said UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood, MBBS. “These are values UCSF is proud to foster on campus, and I want to congratulate David for this well-deserved honor.” Julius received the prize jointly with Ardem Patapoutian, PhD, a professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Scripps Research, “for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch,” according to the Nobel Prize committee in Stockholm, Sweden. Link in our bio for more on Julius and his work! All photos by Noah Berger. #UCSF #UCSFProud #NobelPrize #NobelPrize2021 #Nobel #science #research