The Society regrets to hear of the death of Bernard Ginsborg at the age of 93. Born in London and trained as a physicist, he took a second degree in Physiology on AV Hill’s recommendation. With Paul Fatt at UCL he discovered voltage-gated calcium currents which led on to a long-standing research interest in synaptic neurotransmission and secretion. Moving to Edinburgh, he became the Head of the Department of Pharmacology in 1980, retiring in 1985. A member from 1957, Ginsborg was great supporter of The Society for many years and an outstanding Editor of The Journal of Physiology. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1971.

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