QualificationsPh.D., Moscow State University, Genetics, 1980. M.Sc., Moscow State University, Chemistry, 1976. Expertise and Research InterestsResearch on mechanisms of aging, mortality, survival, and longevity.
Quantitative analysis of these mechanisms using methods of biodemography, biostatistics, demography, epidemiology, genetic epidemiology, mathematical modeling, population genetics, quantitative genetics, and systems reliability theory. For more details see weblinks illustrating expertise and research interests (in alphabetic order): - Actuarial Studies of Human Mortality and Longevity - Anti-Aging: Scientific Legitimacy of the Term "Anti-Aging" - Anti-Aging Medicine and Anti-Aging Research - Antiaging Technology and Pseudoscience - Biodemography of Human Longevity - Biology of Aging and Life Span - Early-Life Factors Modulating Lifespan - Early-Life Programming of Aging and Longevity - Epidemiology of Human Longevity - Evolution, Mutations, and Human Longevity - Evolutionary Theories of Aging and Longevity - Genealogical Studies of Human Longevity - Genetics of Aging and Longevity - Historical Demography of Human Mortality & Longevity - Longevity Effects on Human Fertility & Infertility - Mathematical Modeling of Aging and Mortality - Mutation Load and Human Longevity - Parental-Age Effects on Offspring Health and Longevity - Population Aging Studies - Reliability-Engineering Approach to Human Aging - Reliability-Engineering Approach to the Problem of Biological Aging - Russian Mortality Crisis - Season-of-birth (month-of-birth) effects on human health and longevity - Studies of Mortality Dynamics - Theories of Aging and Longevity Other ExpertiseEditorial Board Member:
-- Experimental Gerontology, Associate Editor, Elsevier Science -- Journal of Anti-Aging Medicine (1998-2004), Mary Ann Liebert Inc. Publishers, USA -- TheScientificWorldJOURNAL -- Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling, Associate Editor, BioMed Central -- Rejuvenation Research, Mary Ann Liebert Inc. Publishers, USA -- Health Care in Later Life, Arnold Publishers, UK (1996-1998) Expert (Research Proposal Reviewer): -- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) -- The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) -- Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems Network of Centres of Excellence (MITACS-NCE), Canada. Referee for Scientific Journals: -- AGE (Journal of the American Aging Association) -- Annals of Human Genetics -- Biogerontology -- Biology Letters (Royal Society) -- BioMed Central -- Demography -- European Journal of Population -- Evolutionary Ecology Research (ISSN 1522-0613) -- Experimental Gerontology -- Genus -- International Journal of Epidemiology -- Journal of Anti-Aging Medicine -- Journal of Gerontology (Biological Sciences) -- Journal of Gerontology (Medical Sciences) -- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society -- Journal of the American Statistical Association -- Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A (Statistics In Society) -- Journal of Theoretical Biology -- Mathematical Biosciences -- Mathematical Population Studies -- Mechanisms of Ageing and Development -- Population -- Population and Development Review -- Population Studies -- Rejuvenation Research -- Scandinavian Journal of Statistics -- Social Biology -- Social Science & Medicine, -- Sociological Methodology -- The Scientific World Journal Book reviewer for scientific journals, publishers and associations: -- The New England Journal of Medicine -- Age and Ageing -- Ageing and Society -- Population and Development Review -- Springer Publisher -- Science Advisory Board Member of Professional Societies: -- Gerontological Society of America (GSA). ---- Member of the Gerontological Society of America Executive Committee (Biological Sciences). ---- Member of the Gerontological Society of America Task Force on Organizational Technology and Computers. -- Population Association of America (PAA) -- International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), -- European Association for Population Studies (EAPS, 1995-98), -- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS, 1994-95), -- New York Academy of Science (NYAS, 1994-95) -- Demographic Section of Moscow House of Scientists (Scientific Secretary, 1984-1991) -- Moscow Society of Naturalists Consultant for the National Institute on Aging: -- National Institutes of Health Professional Service Contract #263 SDN74858 'Inventory of data resources on familial aggregation of human longevity that can be used in secondary analysis in biodemography of aging', 35pp. Submitted to NIA on 05/29/98. Consultant (ad hoc reviewer) for the National Research Council at the National Academy of Sciences of the United States. Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Supercentenarian Research Foundation Senior Member of the Science Advisory Board of BioInformatics, LLC (http://www.scienceboard.net/) -- (see Resume and Certificate) and http://scienceboard.net/members/gavrilov -- Member of the Science Advisory Board Steering Committee (2004-2005) Member of the Scientific Advisory Council for Maximum Life Foundation Member of the Scientific Advisory Council for TransVio Technology Ventures Invited reviewer (endorser) for 'Encyclopedia of Social Measurement' ( Elsevier, forthcoming in September 2004) Member of LookSmart Internet Community INVITED PRESENTATIONS: Chicago Actuarial Association Workshop, Chicago, USA Invited talk: -- 'Bio-Actuarial Studies of Human Longevity', March 18, 2004, 3pm BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois 300 East Randolph Street, CAL level Click here for Power Point Presentation (2Mb). The University of Sydney, Sidney, Australia Anderson Stuart Seminar Series, Invited talk: -- 'Reliability-engineering approach to the problem of biological aging' 12 March 2004, 1pm, Room E401 Anderson Stuart Building, Sydney, Australia Click here for Power Point Presentation (4Mb). Centre for Education and Research on Ageing (CERA), Sidney, Australia Invited talk: -- 'Genetics of Human Longevity: New Ideas and Findings' Monday, March 8, 2004 at 9.00-10.00 am Concord Hospital, Sidney, Australia Click here for Power Point Presentation (4Mb). Inaugural International Conference on Longevity, Sydney, Australia, March 5-7, 2004 Two invited presentations: (1) March 5th, 2004. 10:15am. Plenary Session - Living Longer 'Biodemography of Human Longevity' Click here for Power Point Presentation (4Mb). This keynote lecture received an average score of 4.21 out of 5.00 maximum possible points in its anonymous evaluation conducted by the Organizing Committee among the Conference participants. Some comments include: -- "Great to see such a dedicated, warm scientist." -- "Amazing! We consider a genetic reason for everything. Every aspect has to be considered." -- "Content was fascinating & pitched at an intelligent level - Great!!" The Conference organizers selected this lecture with two other lectures (one by a representative from the United Nations, and another by a representative from the World Health Organization) for a world-wide distribution in the form of DVD (DVD04_01): http://www.internationalresearchcentre.org/shop/scditem.asp?ProdID=2 (2) March 5th, 2004. 5:30pm. Session 'Healthy Aging: Research & Policy' 'Genetics of Human Longevity: New Ideas and Findings' Click here for Power Point Presentation (4Mb). For more information see Conference Brochure and Final Conference Program University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Population Genetics Seminars. Invited talk: -- 'Testing Biological Ideas on Evolution, Ageing and Longevity with Demographic and Genealogical Data'. Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology (ICAPB), 8 October, 2003. University of Edinburgh, Biological Department. Click here for Power Point Presentation (4Mb). Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Invited talk: -- 'Bio-Actuarial Studies on Human Longevity'. 7 October, 2003. Mathematics Building of Heriot-Watt University, School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics. International Seminar 'Projecting Future Mortality', Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Sponsored by Continuous Mortality Investigation Bureau and the Government Actuary's Department. Invited talk: -- 'Limits on Human Lifespanand Molecular Effects on Ageing'. Click here for Power Point Presentation (4Mb). 6 October, 2003, Royal College of Surgeons, Nicholson Street, Edinburgh Social Medicine Seminar Programme, Bristol, UK Invited talk: -- 'Epidemiology of Human Longevity', 25 September, 2003, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol 10th Congress of the International Association of Biomedical Gerontology. Queens' College, Cambridge, England September 19-23, 2003. Three invited presentations: -- (1) 'Early-Life Programming of Aging and Longevity: The Idea of High Initial Damage Load (the HIDL Hypothesis)'. See Abstract published in Biogerontology, 4(Suppl. 1): 34-34, 19 Sep 2003, and listen the presentation as audio (MP3) file available here. -- (2) 'Does Exceptional Human Longevity Come With High Cost of Infertility? Testing the Evolutionary Theories of Aging'. See Abstract published in Biogerontology, 4(Suppl. 1): 35-35, 19 Sep 2003. -- (3) 'Reliability-Engineering Approach to the Problem of Biological Aging'. See Abstract published in Biogerontology, 4(Suppl. 1): 34-35, 19 Sep 2003. Chicago Actuarial Association Workshop (invited speaker, Chicago, March 25, 2003) -- invited talk: 'Reliability Theory & Mortality' World Health Forum on Aging (invited delegate, Dallas/Fort Worth, USA, February, 2003); NIH meeting 'The Dynamic and Energetic Basis of Health and Aging' -- (invited speaker, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, November, 2002); International Conference on Evolution of Aging and Grandmother Hypothesis -- (invited speaker, Delmenhorst, Germany, September, 2002); International Symposiumof The Society of Actuaries 'Living to 100 and Beyond: Survival at Advanced Ages' -- (Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, January, 2002, invited discussant) IPSEN Foundation, Paris, France(1999, 1995) INSERM, Montpellier, France (1999) Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany (1999) Bowling Green State University, Ohio (1999) Department of Demography at the Rome University, Italy [Dipartrimento di Scienze Demografiche, Roma, Università 'La Sapienza'] (1998) Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, (1998, 1997, 1995, 3 presentations) Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MA (1998) Department of Biology, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium (1997) Center for Gerontology Research, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Philadelphia, PA (1997) University of Washington, Seattle, WA (1997) Aeiveos Sciences Group, Seattle, WA (1997) Institute on Aging, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (1997) Center on Aging, NORC/University of Chicago, IL (1997) Iowa State University, Ames (1997) Gerontology Center of the University of Georgia, Athens, GA (1997) Institute of HeartMath, Boulder Creek, CA (1997) Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI), The Hague, Netherlands (1995) Sussex University, Brighton, UK (1995) Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University, Netherlands (1995) Institut National d'études Démographiques (INED), Paris, France (September 25, 1995) Institute of Human Genetics, Wurzburg, Germany, 1993 Featured in: -- Who's Who in America, in Marquis Who's Who, 2002 and 2003 Editions. -- Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, in Marquis Who's Who, 4th Edition, 2002-2003 -- Who's Who in Science and Engineering, in Marquis Who's Who, 7th Edition, 2003-2004 -- The Scientist: 'Aging in Theory: A Personal Pursuit' -- 'Science': 'The Perils of Late-Age Procreation' -- Sunday Times, London: 'Daughters of older fathers die younger' -- Interview with Dr. Leonid A. Gavrilov, Ph.D. published by the Journal of Anti-Aging Medicine -- Changesurfer Radio: 'Must We Age and Die?' Future ResearchI am currently working on a general theory of aging and longevity that should explain why and how we age, and what can be done about it.
More information about this work can be found at my Scientific and Educational Website on Aging and Longevity Studies named 'Longevity Science: Unraveling the Secrets of Human Longevity & Aging': http://longevity-science.org/ Please see my new Scientific Blog "Longevity Science" Please see my new article/biographic entry for a future reference book "Who's Who in Aging Research": "Yulia Kushnareva" We will give two lectures on Saturday, July 15, 2006, in Chicago area: -- "Reliability Theory of Aging" -- "Factors of Exceptional Longevity" Where: Stephens Convention Center (Room # 40-53), Rosemont, IL, USA When: Saturday, July 15, 2006, 3:10 - 4:00pm More information at: http://www.worldhealth.net/event/pdf/CH2006_program.pdf and http://www.worldhealth.net/event/pdf/CH2006_driving_directions.pdf Industrial RelevanceMy research work has mostly scientific and educational significance.
We have developed a teaching course 'Biodemography of Human Mortality and Longevity' available at: http://longevity-science.org/syllabus.html This course is based largely on our book: 'THE BIOLOGY OF LIFE SPAN: A QUANTITATIVE APPROACH' which is cited by Encyclopedia Britannica as recommended reference. See: Table of Contents, Subject Index, References, Citation Record, and Reviews of this book This book is available through Amazon, AddALL, Routledge, NetStoreUSA.com, OpenGroup, Barnes&Noble, eCampus.com, BiggerBooks.com, Fetchbook, and BooksPrice. We have also developed a scientific and educational website on human longevity studies, which contains useful resources for scientists, teachers and students: Website title: Longevity Science: Unraveling the Secrets of Human Longevity & Aging Website URL: http://longevity-science.org/ Website Description: This web site represents research efforts aimed to understand the mechanisms of aging and longevity in order to extend healthy and productive human lifespan Key words: Longevity, human longevity, lifespan, life span, life extension, aging, ageing, anti-aging, anti-aging medicine, gerontology, senescence, health, scientific news, free articles, women studies, astrology testing, scientific books, mortality, biodemography, demography, reliability, reliability theory, season of birth, parental age, biology, human biology, theoretical biology, mutation, evolution, sex, epidemiology, longevity studies, NIA, Center on Aging, NORC, University of Chicago, population, National Institute on Aging, immortality, centenarians, biogerontology, seasonality, Death or Mortality; Demography; Epidemiology; Genetics; Gerontology; Mathematical Modeling; Aging; Aging; Anti-aging; Anti-aging Medicine; Biodemography; Biodemography of Human Longevity; Biogerontology; Biology; Biology of Life Span; Centenarians; Demography; Early-life Predictors of Longevity; Epidemiology; Evolution; Evolutionary Theories; Evolutionary Theories of Aging; Genetic Epidemiology; Gerontology; Gompertz Law; Human Biology; Human Longevity; Immortality; Life Extension; Life Span; Lifespan; Longevity; Longevity Predictors; Longevity Studies; Mechanisms of Aging; Mortality; Mutations; Parental Age; Parental Age Effects; Paternal Age; Reliability; Reliability Theory; Reliability Theory of Aging; Season of Birth; Seasonal Effects; Senescence; Sex; Sex Differences; Survival; Theoretical Biology I hope that my research work mayhelp to postpone, to prevent, or even to reverse some unpleasant manifestations of aging. KeywordsCOS Keywords:Biological Sciences, Biostatistics, Death or Dying (Mental or Social Aspects), Death or Dying (Physical Aspects), Death or Mortality, Demography, Epidemiology, Evolution, Genetics, Gerontology, Human Reproduction Or Fertility, Mathematical Modeling, Mutation, Population Sciences, Sex Differences, Sexual Behavior, Sexuality and Sex Roles, Survival Probability.Additional Terms:Aging, Anti-Aging, Anti-Aging Medicine, Biodemography, Biodemography of Human Longevity, Biogerontology, Biology, Biology of Life Span, Centenarians, Demography, Early-Life Predictors of Longevity, Epidemiology, Evolution, Evolutionary Theories, Evolutionary Theories of Aging, Genetic Epidemiology, Gerontology, Gompertz Law, Human Biology, Human Longevity, Immortality, Life Extension, Life Span, Lifespan, Longevity, Longevity Predictors, Longevity Studies, Mechanisms of Aging, Mortality, Mutations, Parental Age, Parental Age Effects, Paternal Age, Reliability, Reliability Theory, Reliability Theory of Aging, Season of Birth, Seasonal Effects, Senescence, Sex, Sex Differences, Survival, Theoretical Biology.Languages(Reading, Writing, Speaking)Russian: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent) MembershipsGerontological Society of America International Union for the Scientific Study of Population Population Association of America Social Science History Association Honors and Awards1996, Proposal Development Program Award
Civilian Research and Development Foundation
1994, Emergency Award for Russian Scientists of the Top Category
International Science Foundation
1993, Emergency Grant Award,
International Science Foundation
1993, Certificate of Honor,
International Association of Gerontology
1991, Award for the Best Scientific Research
A.N. Belozersky Institute, Moscow State University
1989, Award for the Best Scientific Research in Natural Science
Moscow Society of Naturalists
Previous Positions1991-1997, Principal Research Scientist,
Moscow State University,
A.N. Belozersky Institute
1987-1991, Senior Research Scientist,
Moscow State University,
A.N. Belozersky Institute
1980-1987, Research Scientist,
Moscow State University,
A.N. Belozersky Institute
Funding Received
Publications
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