NAME: Valter Longo
TITLE: Professor in Gerontology; Professor in Biological Science; Director of the USC Longevity Institute

RESEARCH TOPICS:
1. Cell Biology and genetics
2. Regulation of aging and multiple stress resistance systems in yeast and mammals
3. Alzheimer's Disease.
4. Cancer
5. Diabetes

RESEARCH OVERVIEW: Dr. Longo is interested in understanding the fundamental mechanisms of aging in yeast and mammals by using genetics and biochemistry techniques. He is also interested in identifying the molecular pathways conserved from simple organisms to humans that can be modulated to protect against multiple stresses and delay or prevent Alzheimer's Disease, cancer, and other diseases of aging. The focus is on the cellular reprogramming and on signal transduction pathways that regulate metabolism, cellular protection, and autophagy in yeast and mammalian neurons.

EDUCATION: BS, University of North Texas, 1992; Ph.D., UCLA, 1997, Postdoctoral training, USC

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