USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Professor Valter Longo, expert on dietary restriction and regeneration, leads team of USC and Harvard researchers looking to slow aging and prevent disease.
Two USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology undergraduate researchers earned prestigious awards for research focused on sex differences in cells’ ability to repair oxidative stress.
Sebastian Brandhorst, postdoctoral researcher at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, has been awarded a Postdoctoral Transition Award in Aging by the American Federation for Aging Research.
Generativity—the feeling of having contributed to the well-being of others—could mitigate some of the harmful effects of stress, including depression, in people caring for older or disabled individuals.
USC Leonard Davis Dean Pinchas Cohen has been awarded a two-year, $200,000 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Breakthroughs in Gerontology (BIG) Award for research aimed at discoveries to address human aging and healthspan.
USC Leonard Davis students presented ideas for smartphone applications in an AARP-sponsored competition that challenged them to come up with ways to use digital technology to address the problem of social isolation.
USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Dean Pinchas Cohen presented Mei-Lee Ney with the Dean’s Medallion at the school’s Scholars and Benefactors luncheon on October 18.