| Linda Watkins | |
| Birth Name: | Linda R. Watkins |
| Birth Place: | Norfolk, Virginia, United States |
| Birth Date: | 1954 |
| Workplaces: | University 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]