Ignacio Provencio

Male, Person

1965 –

83

Who is Ignacio Provencio?

Ignacio Provencio is an American neuroscientist and the discoverer of melanopsin, a photopigment found in specialized photosensitive ganglion cells of the mammalian retina. Provencio served as the program committee chair of the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms from 2008 to 2010.

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Born
Jun 29, 1965
Education
  • University of Virginia
  • Swarthmore College
Employment
  • University of Virginia

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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