Professor Quevedo's longstanding interest in the developmental biology of animal coloration stimulated his research focused on increasing the effectiveness of natural skin mechanisms which protect sun-exposed skin from developing malignant melanoma and other pigmented tumors which afflict human beings.

Biography

Walter Quevedo received his Ph.D. in Biology from Brown in 1956 and joined the faculty in 1961 after pursuing research in skin biology at Argonne National Laboratory and Roswell Park Memorial Institute. He earned a B.S. in Biology at St. Francis College in Brooklyn and a M.S. in Biology at Marquette University.

Professor Quevedo's longstanding interest in the developmental biology of animal coloration stimulated his research focused on increasing the effectiveness of natural skin mechanisms which protect sun-exposed skin from developing malignant melanoma and other pigmented tumors which afflict human beings. His teaching at Brown has focused on the origin of life, evolution, Darwin and human biology. His hobbies include photography, travel and home repairs.

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