Ignacio Provencio

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Ignacio Provencio is the discoverer of Melanopsin[1], a photopigment found in specialized photosensitive ganglion cells of the retina. He is currently an Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Virginia.

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Provencio graduated 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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  1. ^ Provencio, Ignacio; et Al. (1992-1-6). "Melanopsin: An opsin in melanophores, brain, and eye.". Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 95 (1): 340–5. 
  2. ^ Bio Page at UVA. Retrieved on January 26, 2007.
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