Ignacio Provencio

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ignacio Provencio
Occupation	Neuroscientist
Date Of Birth	Jun 29, 1965(1965-06-29)
Age	59
Birthplace	Bitburg
Country	Germany
Birth City	Rhineland-Palatinate
Horoscope	Cancer

Ignacio Provencio Biography

Ignacio Provencio is one of the most popular and richest Neuroscientist who was born on June 29, 1965 in Bitburg, Rhineland- Palatinate, Germany.

Provencio was born in Bitburg, Germany and attended Lebanon Catholic High School in Lebanon, PA. During his undergraduate career at Swarthmore College, Provencio became interested in neuroscience while studying crayfish, cockroaches, and fireflies under Jon Copeland. From 1987 to 1989 he worked as a lab technician in Steve Reppert’s research laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was introduced to the field of circadian biology. He graduated in 1987 from Swarthmore College with a B.A. in Biology and went on to earn his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia, a university with a strong network of circadian biologists, in 1996. During his postdoctoral training at Uniformed Services University, Provencio held assistant and associate professorships at Uniformed Services University, Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Genetics where he still maintains an adjunct associate professorship. He is now a full Professor at the University of Virginia.

In 1998, Provencio discovered melanopsin as a novel opsin in the photosensitive skin melanophores of the African clawed frog. In 2000, he showed that melanopsin is also present in mouse, rhesus macaques, and humans, where it is only present in the eye. The unique inner retinal localization of melanopsin indicated that melanopsin was not involved in image formation. Later, he demonstrated that the melanopsin pigment might be involved in entrainment of a circadian oscillator to light cycles in mammals.

Ignacio Provencio Net Worth

Ignacio Provencio is one of the richest Neuroscientist from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ignacio Provencio 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ignacio Provencio (born 29 June 1965) 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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Iris Ranked on the list of most popular Neuroscientist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Ignacio Provencio celebrates birthday on June 29 of every year.