Samer Hattar | |
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سامر حتر | |
| Born | |
| Alma mater | Yarmouk University |
| Known for | Melanopsin ipRGC |
| Awards | Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship for Science & Engineering Albert Lehninger Research Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience Chronobiology |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins University American University of Beirut University of Houston |
Samer Hattar (Arabic: سامر حتر) is a chronobiologist and a leader in the field of non-image forming photoreception. He is 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.
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