Caleb Finch
Holder of the ARCO/William F. Kieschnick Chair in the Neurobiology of Aging
Co-Director, USC Alzheimer Disease Research Center
Caleb "Tuck" Finch always finds something new in the old. As a leading researcher in the field of aging research, Finch has forged new insight into the development and aging of humans and other organisms. His research has led to breakthroughs in the understanding and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
Finch has authored more than 350 research articles and four books: Longevity, Senescence, and the Genome (1990), Aging: A Natural History (1995, with Robert E. Ricklefs), Chance, Development, and Aging (2000, with Thomas B. L. Kirkwood) and The Biology of Human Longevity (2007). He has received numerous awards in the field of biomedical gerotology, including the Sandoz Premier Prize (gerontology's highest honor) in 1995, and is ranked in the top half-percent of the world’s most cited scientists.
Finch has directed USC's Alzheimer Disease Research Center since 1984. In 1989, he became a University Professor, one of the highest honors accorded to a faculty member at USC.
In his spare time, Finch plays the fiddle in the Iron Mountain String Band, which specializes in traditional Appalachian music.