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April 12, 2024

Dr. Silke Appel-Cresswell receives Honorary Medical Alumni Award

Congratulations to Dr. Silke Appel-Cresswell, who is one of the 2024 recipients of the UBC Medical Alumni Association Honorary Medical Alumni Award. The Honorary Medical Alumni Award recognizes a member of the UBC Faculty of Medicine Community who has made a significant contribution as a committed clinician, teacher, mentor or administrator; thereby advancing the goals of the UBC Faculty of Medicine….

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Dr. Aki Taruno: A chemical synapse that lacks vesicles

April 19

2215 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3 Canada

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 Chemical neurotransmission is essential for a variety of neural processes and is traditionally understood to be mediated by Ca2+-dependent exocytosis of synaptic vesicles. Nevertheless, it has been recognized for decades that taste receptor cells in taste buds do not possess…

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