Dear Friends of the USC Leonard Davis School,
When it comes to making transformative changes in aging re-search and education, we are at the right time and place and are surrounded by the right people. Next year will mark our 50th anniversary. We’ve grown from a single master’s degree to offering 26 innovative educational pathways; from undergraduates to PhD students, demand for our programs has never been stronger. We’ve established ourselves as the global leader in aging research and education and helped to make Los Angeles a major hub for the field, as seen at this year’s Geroscience Los Angeles Meeting.
Looking forward, we are at the forefront of advancing predictive tools for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, as highlighted in our “Dementia Detectives” cover story. You’ll also read about the impact of 20 years of work in mitochondrial microproteins and the potential it offers for personalized approaches to preventing and treating diseases of aging.
None of this would be possible without our remarkable students, faculty and supporters, including Board of Councilors member Dick Cook ’72, who recently received the Dean’s Medallion for his invaluable contributions.
This is our time, place and team, and together, we are transforming how we live and age.
Pinchas Cohen, MD
Dean, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology