Prince of Asturias Award for Technical & Scientific Research 2010

Recognised by the scientific community as world leaders in sensorial Neurobiology, David Julius, Baruch Minke and Linda Watkins have discovered, from complementary approaches, the causes and mechanisms via which pain is produced and perceived, as well as other sensations such as cold, heat and taste. The findings of these scientists open up new and hopeful paths for the rational design of specific therapies and drugs for the selective treatment of the different types of pain, one of the great medical challenges of all times.