L. Stephen Coles
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L. Stephen Coles is the co-founder and the Executive Director of the Gerontology Research Group
,; a Visiting Scholar in the computer science department at the University of California, Los Angeles
, United States.; and an Assistant Researcher in the Department of Surgery, at the UCLA David Geffen
School of Medicine, in Los Angeles, California
. He is a researcher and a spokesperson on supercentenarians and on aging.
and Ph.D.
, plus the author of numerous scientific papers, mostly on aging and supercentenarians. and holds one patent
. The Web of Science
shows that his works have been cited over 100 times, leading to an h-index
of 7.
He received his B.S.
in electrical engineering
from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
in Troy, New York
, his Master's
in mathematics
from the Carnegie Institute of Technology
, and his Ph.D.
in systems and communication sciences from Carnegie Mellon University
, both located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
. After attending Stanford University
Medical School, Dr. Coles completed his Clinical Internship in OB/GYN at the Jackson Memorial Hospital
of the University of Miami
Medical School. He then taught at UC Berkeley
He served as a Visiting Scientist for the Central Intelligence Agency's Office of Research and Development in Washington, D.C.
, and has published with Aubrey de Grey
, Leonid Gavrilov
and Jay Olshansky. He is the treasurer of the Supercentenarian Research Foundation.
Gerontology Research Group
The Gerontology Research Group was started in 1990, and is a global eGroup of researchers in gerontology, some of who also meet monthly at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. The primary function of the group is to further gerontology research, with the objective of reversing or retarding aging...
,; a Visiting Scholar in the computer science department at the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
, United States.; and an Assistant Researcher in the Department of Surgery, at the UCLA David Geffen
David Geffen
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School of Medicine, in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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. He is a researcher and a spokesperson on supercentenarians and on aging.
Biography
He is an M.D.Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
and Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
, plus the author of numerous scientific papers, mostly on aging and supercentenarians. and holds one patent
Patent
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. The Web of Science
Web of Science
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shows that his works have been cited over 100 times, leading to an h-index
H-index
The h-index is an index that attempts to measure both the productivity and impact of the published work of a scientist or scholar. The index is based on the set of the scientist's most cited papers and the number of citations that they have received in other publications...
of 7.
He received his B.S.
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Stephen Van Rensselaer established the Rensselaer School on November 5, 1824 with a letter to the Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, in which van Rensselaer asked Blatchford to serve as the first president. Within the letter he set down several orders of business. He appointed Amos Eaton as the school's...
in Troy, New York
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
, his Master's
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
from the Carnegie Institute of Technology
Carnegie Institute of Technology
The Carnegie Institute of Technology , is the name for Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering. It was first called the Carnegie Technical Schools, or Carnegie Tech, when it was founded in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie who intended to build a “first class technical school” in Pittsburgh,...
, and his Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in systems and communication sciences from Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
, both located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
. After attending Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
Medical School, Dr. Coles completed his Clinical Internship in OB/GYN at the Jackson Memorial Hospital
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Jackson Memorial Hospital is a non-profit, tertiary care teaching hospital and the major teaching hospital of the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida...
of the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
Medical School. He then taught at UC Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
He served as a Visiting Scientist for the Central Intelligence Agency's Office of Research and Development in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and has published with Aubrey de Grey
Aubrey de Grey
Aubrey David Nicholas Jasper de Grey is an English author and theoretician in the field of gerontology, and the Chief Science Officer of the SENS Foundation. He is editor-in-chief of the academic journal Rejuvenation Research, author of The Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging and co-author...
, Leonid Gavrilov
Leonid Gavrilov
Leonid Gavrilov , is a biogerontologist and a biodemographer at the Center on Aging, National Opinion Research Center affiliated with the University of Chicago. He specializes in the mathematical modeling of aging and mortality, biodemography and the genetics of aging and longevity...
and Jay Olshansky. He is the treasurer of the Supercentenarian Research Foundation.