František Vyskočil

František Vyskočil
Vyskočil in 2016
Born (1941-09-03) September 3, 1941 (age 83)
Pelhřimov, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Alma materCharles University (RNDr)
Institute of Physiology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (DSc)
Known forNon-quantal synaptic release of neurotransmitters
SpouseEmilia
Children2
AwardsJosef 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
FieldsNeuroscience, physiology, neurophysiology
InstitutionsCharles 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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Profesor František Vyskočil byl oceněn Medailí Učené společnosti České republiky". www.natur.cuni.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  2. ^ "Vyskočil František". vesmir.cz. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  3. ^ "Prof. František Vyskočil, DSc". Institute of Physiology CAS. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "17 osobností bylo vyznamenáno stříbrnou medailí Senátu (26.09.2014)". Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. 2014-09-26.
  5. ^ "Vyskočil František | Řádní členové Učené společnosti | Členové | Učená společnost České republiky". www.learned.cz. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  6. ^ "František Vyskočil received the Silver Medal of Charles University". Fyziologický ústav AV ČR (in Czech).
  7. ^ "I was Raised an Atheist". Awake!. November 2010. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  8. ^ Kadlec, Ondrey (1996-04-22). "Ruled by Faith in God in a Communist Land". Awake!. p. 15. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  9. ^ Vítů, Michal (2012-02-03). "Vyskočil: Věřím v existenci vesmíru, jemuž Bible říká nebe" (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  10. ^ "Na návštěvě u Františka Vyskočila". D-dur (in Czech). 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
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