The distinguished honor is given for outstanding contributions to new knowledge about aging through basic biological research.
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Eileen Crimmins wins demography field’s most prestigious award
The Population Association of America Irene B. Taeuber Award recognizes innovative contributions to the scientific study of population.
Alumna to Receive AFAR Scientific Award of Distinction
The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) has announced that our 2015 PhD in Gerontology graduate Morgan Levine will receive the Vincent Cristofalo Rising Star Award in Aging Research.
USC Leonard Davis Faculty Honored for Mentoring and Teaching
Eileen Crimmins named an outstanding mentor for faculty and postdoctoral scholars; Min-Kyoung Rhee receives USC Dornsife general education teaching award.
USC Family Caregiver Support Center Wins Innovations in Alzheimer’s Caregiving Award
Honor recognizes impactful public policy work.
New awards support research on reproduction and aging
USC Leonard Davis School proposals receive funds to develop a mouse model of menopause and to study how the body’s microbiome affects reproductive function with age.
USC Leonard Davis School Assistant Professors Receive Hanson-Thorell Research Awards For Promising Research Directions
Jessica Y. Ho will explore the impact of the opioid epidemic on older adults, and Andrei Irimia will examine risk of cognitive decline after concussions.
New award supports study of why females age differently than males
Assistant Professor Bérénice Benayoun named to Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences, which includes a four-year research grant for her project investigating sex differences in aging.
Sean Curran Wins Rising Star Award
USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Professor Sean Curran was awarded the 2020 Vincent Cristofalo Rising Star Award in Aging Research from the American Federation for Aging Research.
Gerontology PhD graduate to study health disparities, including impact of COVID-19 on Puerto Rican older adults
Catherine Pérez Garcia PhD ’20, a first-generation college student, will continue her research on health disparities in minority populations as assistant professor of sociology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.