Ignacio Provencio
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Ignacio Provencio is the discoverer of Melanopsin.[1] He is currently an Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Virginia.
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Procencio Graduateed from Swarthmore College in 1987. He went on to receive his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 1996 before taking a postdoctoral position at Uniformed Services University. He is now an Associate Professor at the University of Virginia.[2]
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- ^ Provencio, Ignacio; et Al. (1992-1-6). "Melanopsin: An opsin in melanophores, brain, and eye.". Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 95 (1): 340-5. Retrieved on 1/26/2007.
- ^ Bio Page at UVA. Retrieved on January 26, 2007.