Honorable Mention Ivan Lopez, UCLA School of Medicine

Synaptic ribbon identification (green) in vestibular sensory hair cells located in the human utricle (balance organ) and nerve terminals (magenta). Laser confocal image generated with a Leica Stellaris microscope (Lopez Laboratory at UCLA).

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