František Vyskočil
František Vyskočil | |
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 Vyskočil in 2016 | |
| Born | September 3, 1941 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 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience, physiology, neurophysiology |
| Workplaces | 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]
References
- 1 2 "Profesor František Vyskočil byl oceněn Medailí Učené společnosti České republiky". www.natur.cuni.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- ↑ "Vyskočil František". vesmir.cz. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- ↑ "Prof. František Vyskočil, DSc". Institute of Physiology CAS. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ↑ "17 osobností bylo vyznamenáno stříbrnou medailí Senátu (26.09.2014)". Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. 2014-09-26.
- ↑ "Vyskočil František | Řádní členové Učené společnosti | Členové | Učená společnost České republiky". www.learned.cz. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- ↑ "František Vyskočil received the Silver Medal of Charles University". Fyziologický ústav AV ČR (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ "I was Raised an Atheist". Awake!. November 2010. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ↑ Kadlec, Ondrey (1996-04-22). "Ruled by Faith in God in a Communist Land". Awake!. p. 15. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ↑ Vítů, Michal (2012-02-03). "Vyskočil: Věřím v existenci vesmíru, jemuž Bible říká nebe" (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- ↑ "Na návštěvě u Františka Vyskočila". D-dur (in Czech). 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2019-04-22.