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Linda R. Watkins

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Linda Watkins
Born
Linda R. Watkins

1954 (1954)
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsUniversity of Colorado Boulder

Linda R. Watkins (born 1954) is an American biochemist and physiologist. She discovered glial cells which play a key role in the neuronal treatment of pain.

Since 1988 she has been a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience.[1]

In 2010, she was awarded the Prince of Asturias Awards for Technical and Scientific Research along David Julius and Baruch Minke.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Linda R. Watkins profile". University of Colorado Boulder.
  2. ^ "David Julius, Baruch Minke and Linda Watkins, Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research 2010". Prince of Asturias Foundation. 2 June 2010.