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How light influences circadian rhythms, sleep, learning and mood

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Tuesday, January 22, 2019
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Samer Hattar; Hosted by Greg Field
Neurobiology Invited Seminar Series

Samer Hattar is a chronobiologist and a leader in the field of non-image forming photoreception. He is currently the Chief of the Section on Light and Circadian Rhythms at the National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health. He was previously an associate professor in the Department of Neuroscience and the Department of Biology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. He is best known for his investigation into the role of melanopsin and intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGC) in the entrainment of circadian rhythms.