USC Davis School of Gerontology

Gerontology is the study of aging in the context of the entire life span.

The USC Davis School and its research and services component, the USC Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, are improving the quality of life for older persons through research and education.

As the oldest and largest school of gerontology in the world, the USC Davis School has a long tradition of forging new pathways in the field of aging. A multidisciplinary institution from its inception in 1975, the USC Davis School was built on the bedrock of excellence in aging research. Research in molecular biology, neuroscience, demography, psychology, sociology and public policy is conducted under the auspices of the Andrus Gerontology Center, founded in 1964.

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Valter Longo, Ph.D.

Fasting Weakens Cancer in Mice

The study by senior author Valter Longo and his team found that fasting and chemotherapy combined can greatly improve survival. More Information...

Kelvin Davies, Ph.D.

Sir Kelvin

France will award knighthood to the USC Davis School of Gerontology’s Kelvin J.A. Davies. More Information...

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Elizabeth Zelinski, Ph.D.

What’s Best For Your (Aging) Brain

A new study by the USC Davis School of Gerontology’s Elizabeth M. Zelinski makes a surprising finding after analyzing 42 studies. More Information...

We Are USCience

Undergrad biologists and engineers unite to form USC’s first-ever team in the premier international synthetic biology competition, iGEM, under the USC Davis School of Gerontology’s Sean Curran, Ph.D. More Information...