Earl Carstens, PhD. Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California, Davis USA. Dr. Carstens has published over 280 papers/chapters and co-authored 3 books. His current main research area is itch mechanisms. He is a founding board member of the International Forum for the Study of Itch (IFSI) and served as IFSI President from 2015-2019 and Vice President from 20l1-2015. He is also a member of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) and Association for Chemoreception Sciences. He serves on the editorial board of several journals.