Czech neuroscientist (born 1941)
František Vyskočil
Vyskočil in 2016
Born (1941-09-03 ) September 3, 1941 (age 83) Pelhřimov , Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Alma mater Charles University (RNDr ) Institute of Physiology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (DSc )Known for Non-quantal synaptic release of neurotransmitters Spouse Emilia Children 2 Awards Josef Hlávka Medal, Purkynje Medal (Czech Academy of Sciences , 2011), Silver Medal of the Chairman (Senate of the Czech Republic , 2014), Medal (Learned Society of the Czech Republic , 2019), Silver Medal (Charles University , 2022) Scientific career Fields Neuroscience , physiology , neurophysiology Institutions Charles University , Czech Academy of Sciences , Kazan State Medical University , University of California, San Francisco
František Vyskočil (born September 3, 1941)[ 1] is a Czech neuroscientist and a professor of physiology and neurophysiology at Charles University . He is best known for his contributions in the field of non-quantal synaptic release of neurotransmitters .[ 2]
Biography
He graduated from the Faculty of Science of Charles University in Prague and the Institute of Physiology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences .[ 3] Vyskočil later divided his professional life between the Department of Physiology at the university and the Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences . He also worked as a Visiting Professor at the Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco .[ 1]
Professor Vyskočil is a laureate of several prizes, most prominently the Purkynje Medal of the Czech Academy of Sciences and a Silver Medal of the Chairman of the Senate .[ 4] He is a founding member of The Learned Society of the Czech Republic .[ 5]
František Vyskočil, DSc, received a silver commemorative medal for his significant lifetime work in the field of physiology and his long-standing scientific and pedagogical activities at Charles University in Prague.[ 6]
Vyskočil was an atheist and later became convinced of the existence of a creator god and converted to Jehovah's Witnesses .[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
He is also an avid violin player.[ 10]
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