{"id":156,"date":"2017-10-13T16:19:34","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T23:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gerousc.com\/longevity-institute\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:14:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:14:19","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/longevity-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"USC Longevity Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<div id=\"metaslider-id-670\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-109-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-670 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"New Slider\" data-height=\"500\" data-width=\"1200\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_670\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_670\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-840 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-06-01 16:46:14\" data-filename=\"andrus-gero-building-1200x500.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/longevity-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/andrus-gero-building-1200x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"1200\" alt=\"Andrus Gerontology Building\" class=\"slider-670 slide-840 msDefaultImage\" title=\"andrus-gero-building\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><a href=\"about\">USC Longevity Institute<\/a><br \/>\nBecause of the unique tradition of aging research, the broad longevity-related research, and the quality of the faculty, departments and schools involved at USC, the Longevity Institute represents one of the leading institutes for translational research on aging and age-related diseases.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-675 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-05-23 12:30:20\" data-filename=\"usc-commencement-2018-1024x426.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/students\/prospective-students\/ph-d-programs\/#1437809695708-fe9c4207-8f0e\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/longevity-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/usc-commencement-2018-1024x426.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"1200\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-670 slide-675 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/students\/prospective-students\/ph-d-programs\/#1437809695708-fe9c4207-8f0e\">Learn about the Graduate program<\/a><br \/>\nPhD candidates take core courses on the molecular and cellular biology of aging and age-related diseases, and then select a speciality among neuroscience, molecular, and cellular biology, stem cell and regenerative sciences, and biomedical sciences.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-676 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-05-23 12:30:20\" data-filename=\"leonard-davis-researchers-1200x500.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"faculty\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/longevity-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/leonard-davis-researchers-1200x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"1200\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-670 slide-676 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><a href=\"faculty\">View the faculty<\/a><br \/>\n\u200bThe synergism created by the various laboratories from 5 USC Schools is attracting leading scientists interested in a longevity research-centered approach to improve human health. 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