Leonid A. Gavrilov, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Center on Aging, NORC and the University of Chicago

Dr. Leonid Gavrilov is one of the world's leading experts in longevity studies, and the author of a well-respected scientific book, "The Biology of Life Span" (1991), listed in the Encyclopedia Britannica as a recommended reference. He has Ph.D. in genetics and M. Sc. in chemistry, both from the Moscow State University, Russia. Dr. Gavrilov is the founder of a new reliability theory of aging and longevity..

He is a Principal Investigator of the scientific project "Biodemography of Human Longevity", funded by the National Institute on Aging (USA), and the author of over a hundred of scientific publications on related topic.

Dr. Gavrilov is the Associate Editor of scientific journals "Experimental Gerontology" and "Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling." He is also an Editorial Board member of scientific journals "Rejuvenation Research", "The Scientific World Journal" and "Journal of Anti-Aging Medicine."

Dr. Gavrilov is a referee for over 20 scientific journals on aging and longevity studies including AGE (Journal of the American Aging Association), Annals of Human Genetics, Biogerontology, Biology Letters (Royal Society), BioMed Central, Demography, European Journal of Population, Experimental Gerontology, Genus, International Journal of Epidemiology, Journal of Anti-Aging Medicine, Journal of Gerontology, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Journal of Theoretical Biology, Mathematical Population Studies, Population, Population and Development Review, Rejuvenation Research, Social Biology, Sociological Methodology, The Scientific World Journal.

He is also an Expert for the National Institute on Aging (USA), the National Research Council at the National Academy of Sciences (USA), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and the Austrian Science Fund (FWF).

Dr. Gavrilov has been a keynote speaker at several conferences including the International Conference on Longevity (Sydney, Australia, 2004). He gives invited scientific lectures worldwide: England, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Russia, and of course in the United States (including invited presentations at the National Institute on Aging, NIH).

Dr. Gavrilov is a member of the Gerontological Society of America, International Union for the Scientific Study of Population, Population Association of America, and The Science Advisory Board.

His full CV is available at:
http://longevity-science.org/CV-gavrilov.htm
Expertise profile:
http://myprofile.cos.com/gavrilov
Brief Biosketch:
http://longevity-science.org/NIH-Biosketch-Gavrilov.doc

"I enjoy life so much, that I believe that we do not have to become senescent and die. I also believe that the Science Advisory Board is an ideal forum for brain-storming, for generating and discussing bold scientific ideas on how can we understand the mechanisms of aging and longevity in order to extend healthy and productive human lifespan."

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