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Contact Information:Center on AgingNORC and the Universityof Chicago1155 E 60th Street,Chicago,IL 60637Phone: (773) 256-6359FAX: (773) 256-6313
Web site: http://longevity-science.org/ Education:Ph.D. 1980 Moscow StateUniversity, Moscow, Russia. Genetics.M.Sc. 1976 Moscow StateUniversity, Moscow, Russia. Chemistry, with specialization inmathematical modeling andchemical kinetics. Areas ofSpecialization:Biodemography of HumanLongevity/Analysis of Human Mortality and AgingMathematical Modeling ofAging and MortalityGenetics of Aging andLongevity ProfessionalPositions: Current: Research Associate, Center on Aging, NORC and theUniversity of Chicago Current: Faculty member, University of ChicagoCenter for East European and Russian/Eurasian Studies (CEERES) 1991-1997 PrincipalResearchScientist, A. N. Belozersky Institute, Moscow State University, Moscow,Russia 1993-1997 SeniorResearch Scientist,Institute for Systems Analysis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow,Russia 1987-1991 SeniorResearch Scientist,A. N. Belozersky Institute, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia 1980-1987 ResearchScientist,A. N. Belozersky Institute, Moscow State University Research Support(as PI or Co-PI only):Funding (last 10years):In the United States(since1998): National InstituteonAging,NIH (R01 AG028620), January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2013, Biodemographyof Exceptional Longevity in the United States (Principal Investigator). National InstituteonAging,NIH (K02 AG00976-01A2), April 15, 2001 - March 31, 2007,Biodemographyof Human Longevity - Training Program (Principal Investigator). Center on Aging,NORC/Universityof Chicago, grant P30 AG12857 from the National Institute on Aging, May2006 - June 2007. Pilot Project "Middle-Life Physical Markers,Socioeconomic Status, and Exceptional Longevity: An Exploratory Studyof a New Data Resource (the US WWI Draft Cards)" (PrincipalInvestigator). Societyof Actuaries, January 1, 2004 - June 1, 2005, "Search for Predictors ofExceptional Human Longevity" (Co-PI) Center on Aging,NORC/Universityof Chicago, grant P20 AG12857 from the National Institute on Aging,April2000 - March 2001. Pilot Project "Biodemographic Study of Parental AgeEffects on Human Longevity" (Principal Investigator). National InstituteonAging,NIH (R03 AG15698-01), May 1, 1998 - April 30, 1999,BiodemographicStudy of Parental Age Effects on Lifespan (Principal Investigator).In Russia (before 1998): The European Union(INTAS grant#93-1617-ext), 1996-97, The Mechanisms of Human Longevity, anAssociationof Parental Characteristics and Longevity of Their Children. Co-PI:Representativeof the International Research Team, with Guillaume Wunsch (Belgium),JacquesVallin (France), Michael Murphy (UK) and Natalia Gavrilova (Russia). The European Union(INTAS grant#93-1617), 1995-96, The Mechanisms of Human Longevity, an AssociationofParental Characteristics and Longevity of Their Children. Co-PI:Representativeof the International Research Team, with Guillaume Wunsch (Belgium),JacquesVallin (France), Michael Murphy (UK) and Natalia Gavrilova (Russia). InternationalScienceFoundation(ISF), 1995. Research Grant #M7E300, Parental Age and OffspringLongevity (Principal Investigator). InternationalScienceFoundation(ISF), 1994. Research Grant #M7E000, Parental Age and OffspringLongevity (Principal Investigator). InternationalScienceFoundation(ISF), 1994. Research Matching Grant #SBI000, Measurement and Analysisof Oldest-Old Mortality (Principal Investigator).ProfessionalActivities:Member of Professional Societies: -- GerontologicalSociety of America (GSA).---- Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Fellow---- Member of the Gerontological Society ofAmerica Executive Committee (Biological Sciences). ---- Member of the Gerontological Society ofAmerica Task Force on Organizational Technology and Computers. -- PopulationAssociation of America (PAA) -- International Unionfor the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) (1995-2006)-- SocialScience and History Association (SSHA, 2001-2002)-- 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 (ScientificSecretary, 1984-1991) -- Moscow Society of Naturalists Editorial BoardMember: ExperimentalGerontology, Elsevier Science Inc.; Gerontology(Experimental Section), Karger RejuvenationResearch, Mary AnnLiebert Inc. Publishers, USA; TheScientificWorldJOURNAL(http://www.thescientificworld.com/); AdvancedScience Letters, American Scientific Publishers Theoretical Biology and MedicalModelling, AssociateEditor,BioMed Central Journalof Anti-Aging Medicine (1998-2004), Mary Ann Liebert Inc.Publishers, USA; Health Care in LaterLife,Arnold Publishers, UK (1996-1998); Expert (ResearchProposalReviewer): U.S. Civilian Research& Development Foundation (CRDF), Canadian Institutes ofHealthResearch (CIHR) The AustrianScience Fund (FWF) Mathematicsof Information Technology and Complex Systems Network of Centres ofExcellence (MITACS-NCE), Canada Referee forScientificJournals: AGE (Journalof theAmerican Aging Association), Ageing Research Reviews, Annals of HumanGenetics, Biodemography and Social Biology, Biogerontology, Biology Letters (RoyalSociety), BioMed Central, Demography, Economics& Human Biology, EuropeanJournal of Population, Evolutionary Ecology Research (ISSN1522-0613), Experimental Gerontology, FEBS Letters, Genus,Gerontology, International Journal of Biometeorology, International Journal ofEpidemiology, Journal of Anti-AgingMedicine, Journal of Gerontology (Biological Sciences), Journal of Gerontology (Medical Sciences), Journal of theAmericanGeriatrics Society, Journal of the American StatisticalAssociation, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A(Statistics In Society), Journal of Theoretical Biology, Mathematical Biosciences, Mathematical Population Studies, Mechanisms of Ageing andDevelopment, Population, Population and Development Review, Population Studies, Rejuvenation Research, ScandinavianJournal of Statistics, Social Biology, Social Science &Medicine, Sociological Methodology, The Scientific WorldJournal. Book reviewerforjournals The New England Journal ofMedicine, Population and Development Review, The Quarterly Review ofBiology, Age and Ageing, Ageing andSociety. Consultant for theNationalInstitute on Aging: National Institutes of Health ProfessionalServiceContract #263 SDN74858 "Inventory of data resources on familialaggregationof human longevity that can be used in secondary analysis inbiodemographyof aging", 35pp. Submitted to NIA on 05/29/98. Consultant (ad hocreviewer)for the National Research Council at the National Academy of Sciencesof the United States. Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the SupercentenarianResearch Foundation, and the Research AdvisoryBoard of the MethuselahFoundation (SENS) Senior Member of the Science Advisory Board ofBioInformatics, LLC (http://www.scienceboard.net/) -- (see Resumeand Certificate)and http://scienceboard.net/members/gavrilov -- Member of the ScienceAdvisory Board Steering Committee (2004-2005) Member of theScientific Advisory Council for the TransVioTechnology Ventures. Invitedpresentations: Charles University in Prague, Czechia (2009);UNPFA seminar "Contemporary Methods ofMortality Analysis," Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (2008); International Symposium "Living to 100 andBeyond: Survival at Advanced Ages" sponsored by Society of Actuaries,Orlando, FL (2008); 2007 National Conference on Ageing in Selangor,Malaysia "Building on the Past, Looking to the Future (plenarylecture);" Institute of Gerontology, Faculty of Medicine & HealthScience, University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia (2007);International Conference on Mathematical Sciences "IntegratingMathematical Sciences within Society" (keynote lecture),Bangi-Putrajaya, Malaysia (2007); International Workshop on HumanLongevity, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia (2007);International Conference on Aging & Longevity Studies "From Homosapiens to Homo sapiens discatenatus," Moscow State University, Moscow,Russia (2007); VI European Congress of the International Association ofGerontology and Geriatrics, St. Petersburg, Russia (2007); DalhousieUniversity, Halifax, Canada (2007);Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University (2007); Center forDemography of Health and Aging(CDHA), Universityof Wisconsin-Madison (2007); Buck Institute for Age Research(2006); Columbia University, Mailman Schoolof PublicHealth (2006); International Conference "Longevity and MortalityRisks:Research Contributions," Paris, France (2006); The University ofCalifornia atSanta Cruz, Applied Mathematics & Statistics (AMS) and CSTARResearch Seminars (2005); The University of ChicagoDepartment ofEcology and Evolution. The Ecology and Evolution Natural HistorySeminar (2005); National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (2002,2004); Chicago Actuarial Association Workshop (2004, 2006,2007, 2008); InauguralInternational Conference on Longevity, Sydney, Australia(2004); International Seminar "Projecting Future Mortality" Sponsored byContinuous Mortality Investigation Bureau and the Government Actuary'sDepartment, Edinburgh, UK (2003); Hanse InstituteforAdvancedStudy, Delmenhorst, Germany (2002); IPSEN Foundation, Paris,France(1999,1995); INSERM, Montpellier, France (1999); Max PlanckInstitute forDemographicResearch, Rostock, Germany (1999); Bowling Green StateUniversity, Ohio(1999); Department of Demography at the Rome University, Italy[Dipartrimentodi Scienze Demografiche, Roma, Università "La Sapienza"](1998); UniversiteCatholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, (1998, 1997,1995); GerontologyResearch Center, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MA(1998); Departmentof Biology, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium(1997); CenterforGerontology Research, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences,Philadelphia,PA (1997); University of Washington, Seattle, WA(1997); AeiveosSciencesGroup, Seattle, WA (1997); Institute on Aging, Universityof Wisconsin,Madison, WI (1997); Center on Aging, NORC/University ofChicago, IL(1997); Iowa State University, Ames (1997); Gerontology Center oftheUniversityof Georgia, Athens, GA (1997); Institute of HeartMath, BoulderCreek,CA(1997); Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute(NIDI), TheHague, The Netherlands (1995); Sus University, Brighton,UK (1995); Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands (1995).Teaching Experience:Courses Taught at theDepartmentof Sociology (University of Chicago):-- "Biodemographyof HumanMortality and Longevity" (219/319), Spring 2000 and Spring 2001-- "DemographyofRussia and the Former Soviet Union" (SOCI 20182), Spring 2008-- "Demographyof Russia and the Former Sovier Union" (SOCI 20182), Winter 2010TrainingExperience:NIH online course on HumanParticipants Protection Education (NIH Completion Certificateissued on 01/12/2002)Awards and Honors:Cited by:“Who’sWhoin America” in Marquis Who’sWho,2002 and 2003 Editions"Who'sWho in Medicine and Healthcare," Marquis Who's Who, 4thEdition,2002-2003"Who'sWho in Science and Engineering," Marquis Who's Who, 7thEdition,2003-2004Cited by EncyclopediaBritannica as the author of recommended book "The Biology of LifeSpan."http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=128852Featured in TheNew York Times (October 20, 2005), Washington Post (November20, 2006 and November19, 2007), Forbes(April 18, 2006), Los Angeles Times (November 25, 2006), ChicagoSun-Times (November 22,2006), TheTelegraph (November 14, 2007), TheSun (November 23, 2006), Daily Mail (June26, 2006 and November22, 2006), DailyTelegraph (November 18, 2006), NewScientist (November 25, 2006), Science (6June 1997, p.1503), TheScientist (May 13, 2002, p.20), SundayTimes London (June 15, 1997), Bildder Wissenschaft (11/2002, Germany), IEEESpectrum (September 2004 issue, cover story), and other publicresourses.Invited authorforEncyclopedia of the Life Course andHuman Development (Gale Cengage), Encyclopedia of Aging (MacmillanReference USA, 3 articles),PopulationEncyclopedia (Macmillan Reference USA), Handbook of the Biology of Aging(Academic Press), Handbook of Modelsfor Human Aging (Elsevier Academic Press), Journal of Theoretical Biologyspecial issue (2001, vol. 213), Populationspecial issue (2001,vol.13),and Springer-Verlag monograph "and Longevity" (2000).Independent ScientistAward(K02 award) from the National Institute on Aging (2001).Gordon ResearchConferenceon the Biology of Aging. Travel awards from the Organizing Committee(IlCiocco, Italy, 10-15 May, 1998 and Ventura,CA, 5-10 January, 1997).REVES10 InternationalMeetingon Health Expectancy (Tokyo, October 9-12, 1997). Travel award from theOrganizing Committee.U.S. Civilian ResearchandDevelopment Foundation (CRDF), Proposal Development Program Award(grant#PDP48), 1996.International ScienceFoundation(ISF), 1994. Emergency Grant for Russian Scientists of the Top Category.International ScienceFoundation(ISF), 1993. Emergency Grant Award.The Certificate fromtheInternational Association of Gerontology (1993) signed by the Presidentand the Secretary General of the International Association ofGerontologyin connection with his entry to the 1993 Sandoz Prize for theGerontologicalResearch: "This work testifies to his efforts to improve understandingof the aging process and to advance scientific knowledge for thebenefitof the elderly throughout the world".A. N. BelozerskyInstitute,1991. Award for the best scientific research at the Institute in1990-1991.European PopulationConference(Paris, October 1991). Travel award from the Organizing Committee.Trinity College,CambridgeUniversity, UK. (Cambridge, December 1991). Travel award.Moscow Society ofNaturalists,1989. Award for the best scientific research in natural science in1986-1988. PUBLICATIONS Books:1. GavrilovL.A.,Gavrilova N.S. The Biology of Life Span: A Quantitative Approach, NY:HarwoodAcademic Publisher, 1991, 385p. This book is selectedandcited by EncyclopediaBritannica as recommended reference. The book was alsoreviewedby Nature(1991, 352: 767), British MedicalJournal(1992, 305: 431), Population and Development Review (1992, 18: 555 and 1998,24: 381), PopulationStudies (1992, 46: 366), Am. J. Epidemiology (1994, 139: 231), ExperimentalGerontology (1992, 27: 251), Gerontologist (1991, 31: 707), HumanBiology(1992, 64: 630), J. Epidemiology & Community Health (1992, 46:630), J.Institute of Actuaries (1992, 119: 379), BioEssays (1993, 15:359), QuarterlyReview of Biology (1993, 68: 92), Age and Ageing (1992, 21: 386),Ageingand Society (1991, 11: 509), Archivesof Gerontology and Geriatrics(1992,15: 192), Educational Gerontology (1993, 19: 92), Free Radical Biology& Medicine (1992, 12: 331). 2. Gavrilov, L. A.(1990).Podra Prolongarse la Vida del Hombre? (In Spanish). Moscow: Mir, 200p.OtherPublications:2009Gavrilova N.S., Gavrilov L.A. AgingPopulations: Russia/Eastern Europe.In: P. Uhlenberg (Editor), InternationalHandbook of the Demography of Aging, New York: Springer-Verlag, 2009, pp.113-131.GavrilovaN.S., Gavrilov L.A. GeneticInfluences in Later Life. In: D.Carr (Editor), Encyclopedia of the Life Course and HumanDevelopment, Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2009,vol.3, pp.165-170.Gavrilov L.A., Gavrilova N.S. PersonalProfile. Interview with Leonid A. Gavrilov, Ph.D. and Natalia Gavrilova,Ph.D. Interview by Vicki Glaser. Rejuvenation Research, 2009, 12(5):371-374.Gavrilov L.A., Gavrilova N.S. DemographicConsequences of Defeating Aging. [Meeting Abstract]. Rejuvenation Research, 2009, 12(Suppl. 1): 29-30.Gavrilova N.S., Gavrilov L.A. Searchfor Mechanisms of Exceptional Human Longevity. [Meeting Abstract]. Rejuvenation Research, 2009, 12(Suppl. 1): 30.Gavrilov L.A., Gavrilova N.S. Body Size in Midlife and ExceptionalLongevity: A Study of the US WWI Draft Registration Cards. [Meeting Abstract]. The Journal ofNutrition, Health & Aging, 2009, 13( Suppl. 1): 178-179.Gavrilov L.A., Gavrilova N.S. Parental Longevity Influences onMortality Trajectories in Humans. [Meeting Abstract]. The Journal of Nutrition, Health &Aging, 2009, 13( Suppl. 1): 551. 2008GavrilovL.A., Gavrilova N.S. MortalityMeasurement at Advanced Ages: A Study of the Social SecurityAdministration Death Master File. Living to 100 and Beyond: Survival atAdvanced Ages [online monograph]. The Societyof Actuaries, 2008, 32 pagesGavrilova N.S., Gavrilov L.A. Canexceptional longevity bepredicted? Contingencies [Journal of theAmerican Academy of Actuaries], 2008, July/August issue, pp. 82-88.Gavrilova N.S., Semyonova V.G., Dubrovina E., Evdokushkina G.N.,Ivanova A.E., Gavrilov L.A. RussianMortality Crisisand the Quality of Vital Statistics. PopulationResearch and Policy Review, 2008, 27: 551-574. GavrilovaN.S., Gavrilov L.A. Physicaland Socioeconomic Characteristics at Young Age as Predictors ofSurvival to 100: A Study of a New Historical Data Resource (U.S. WWIDraft Cards). Living to 100 andBeyond: Survival at Advanced Ages [online monograph]. TheSociety of Actuaries, 2008, 23 pages.Gavrilov LA, Gavrilova NS. The Science of Staying Young [Book Review]. The Quarterly Review of Biology,2008, 83(4): 420-421.Gavrilov L.A., Gavrilova N.S. Evolutionin Health and Disease [Book Review]. The NewEngland Journal of Medicine, 2008, 359(17): 1856-1857.GavrilovLA, Gavrilova NS. Aging:The Paradox of Life: Why We Age[BookReview]. The Quarterly Reviewof Biology, 2008, 83(3): 325-326. Gavrilov L.A.,Gavrilova N.S. TheLongevity Revolution: The Benefits and Challenges of Living a Long Life [Book Review]. The NewEngland Journalof Medicine,2008, 358(20): 2187-2188.GavrilovLA, Gavrilova NS. The Biology ofHuman Longevity:Inflammation, Nutrition, and Aging in the Evolution of Lifespans[BookReview]. The Quarterly Reviewof Biology, 2008, 83(1): 107-107. 2007GavrilovaN.S., Gavrilov L.A. Search forPredictors of Exceptional Human Longevity: Using ComputerizedGenealogies and Internet Resources for Human Longevity Studies. North American Actuarial Journal,2007, 11(1): 49-67.Gavrilova N.S., Gavrilov L.A. Authors' Reply inDiscussion "Search for Predictors of Exceptional Human Longevity: UsingComputerized Genealogies and Internet Resources for Human LongevityStudies." North AmericanActuarial Journal, 2007, 11(4): 135-138.2006GavrilovLA, Gavrilova NS. ReliabilityTheory of Aging and Longevity. In: Masoro E.J.& Austad S.N.. (eds.): Handbookof the Biology of Aging, SixthEdition. AcademicPress.San Diego, CA, USA, 2006, 3-42.Gavrilov LA,Gavrilova NS. Models ofSystems Failure in Aging. In: P Michael Conn(Editor): Handbook of Models forHuman Aging,Burlington, MA : Elsevier Academic Press, 2006. 45-68. ISBN 0123693918.CurtsingerJW, Gavrilova NS, Gavrilov LA. Biodemographyof Aging and Age-Specific Mortality in Drosophila melanogaster. In: Masoro E.J. & Austad S.N.. (eds.): Handbook ofthe Biology of Aging, Sixth Edition. Academic Press. San Diego, CA, USA, 2006, 261-288. Gavrilov L.A.,Gavrilova N.S. TheQuest forHuman Longevity: Science,Business, and Public Policy [Book Review]. The NewEngland Journalof Medicine,2006, 354(19): 2663-2664. GavrilovL., Gavrilova N. "NewApproach to Study Determinants of Exceptional Human Longevity [Meetingabstract]". TheGerontologist, 2006, 46 (1): 566.Gavrilov LA,Gavrilova NS. Age SpecificData Analysis is Needed [Letter]. BritishJournal of Psychiatry Online, 4 May 2006. GavrilovL.A., Gavrilova N.S. Childhood Conditions and ExceptionalLongevity.Full paper presented at the AnnualMeeting of the PopulationAssociation of America, Los Angeles, CA, April 1, 2006, 35pages. Published online at: http://paa2006.princeton.edu/download.aspx?submissionId=616752005Gavrilova,N.S., Gavrilov, L.A. Humanlongevity and reproduction: An evolutionary perspective. In: Voland, E., Chasiotis, A. & Schiefenhoevel,W. (eds.): Grandmotherhood - TheEvolutionary Significance of the Second Half of Female Life. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, NJ, USA, 2005, 59-80.Gavrilova, N.S., Gavrilov, L.A. Livingto 100 and Beyond: Search for Predictors of Exceptional Human Longevity.Finalreport published online by theSociety of Actuaries, Schaumburg, Illinois, USA, 2005, 81 pages.Gavrilova, N.S., Gavrilov, L.A. Search forPredictors of Exceptional Human Longevity. In: “Livingto 100 and Beyond” Monograph. The Society of Actuaries, Schaumburg,Illinois, USA, 2005, pp. 1-49.Gavrilov, L.A., Gavrilova, N.S. Mortalityof centenarians: A study based on the Social Security AdministrationDeath Master File. Full Paper presented at the Annual Meetingof the Population Association of America (Philadelphia, March 31 -April 2, 2005, oral presentation), 31 pages. Abstract published in:Population Association of America 2005 Annual Meeting. Final Programand Abstracts. p. 183.GavrilovLA, Gavrilova NS. 2005. Commentaryon "How is the Evolutionary Biological Theory of Aging Holding upAgainst Mounting Attacks?" AmericanAging Association Newsletter, April issue, pages 6 - 8. Herzog T., Gavrilov L., Robine J-M., Kestenbaun B., Yue C-S.,Olshansky J., Husted E., Johansen R., Rappaport A. DataSources, Quality and Analysis [Discussion]. In: “Living to 100 and Beyond” Monograph. The Society of Actuaries,Schaumburg, Illinois, USA, 2005, pp. 1-6. Gavrilov LA. LifeExtension, Caloric Restriction and Scientific Philanthropy TheScience Advisory Board, 2005, 144, July 11 issue.Olshansky SJ., Gleeson RK., Siegel JS., Gavrilova NS., StallardPJE., Leng C-C., Andrews D., Rappaport A., Sharma V., Brown R., HarperJ., Gavrilov L., Edwalds T. Theories ofLongevity [Discussion]. In: “Living to 100 and Beyond” Monograph. The Society of Actuaries, Schaumburg, Illinois, USA, 2005,pp. 1-6.Gavrilova,N.S., Gavrilov, L.A., Semyonova, V.G., Evdokushkina, G.N., Ivanova, A.E. 2005. Patternsof violent crime inRussia. In: Pridemore, W.A. (ed.). RulingRussia: Law, Crime, and Justice in a Changing Society. Boulder,CO: Rowman & Littlefield Publ., Inc, 117-145. Gavrilova, N.S., Semyonova V.G., Evdokushkina G.N., IvanovaA.E. Problemswith mortality data in Russia. Full Paper presented at theAnnual Meeting of the Population Association of America (Philadelphia,March 31 - April 2, 2005, oral presentation), 22 pages. Abstractpublished in: Population Association of America 2005 Annual Meeting.Final Program and Abstracts. p. 294.Gavrilova, N.S., Gavrilov, L.A. 2005. Search forPredictors of Exceptional Human Longevity: Using ComputerizedGenealogies and Internet Resources for Human Longevity Studies.Published online at: http://ce.soa.org/living-to-100/3b_papers.pdf.Full Paper presented at the Livingto 100 and Beyond International Symposium sponsored by theSociety of Actuaries (Orlando, Florida on January 12-14, 2005, oralpresentation).Semyonova V.G., Dubrovina E.V., Gavrilova N.S., Evdokushkina G.N.,Gavrilov L.A. Estimates of thereal levels of violent death rates in Russia. Public Health and Disease Prevention,2005, 3: 14-23. SemyonovaV.G., Dubrovina E.V., Gavrilova N.S., Evdokushkina G.N.,Gavrilov L.A. Potential for traumamortality in the Russian population of working age. Public Health and Disease Prevention,2005, 2: 11-14.2004Gavrilov LA, Gavrilova NS.Why We Fall Apart. Engineering'sReliability Theory Explains Human Aging. IEEE Spectrum, 2004, 41(9): 30-35.Gavrilov LA, Gavrilova NS.Early-Life Programming of Aging andLongevity: The Idea of High Initial Damage Load (the HIDL Hypothesis).Annals of the New York Academy ofSciences, 2004, 1019: 496-501.Gavrilova NS, Gavrilov LA, Semyonova VG, Evdokushkina GN. Does Exceptional Human Longevity ComeWith High Cost of Infertility? Testing the Evolutionary Theories ofAging. Annals of the New YorkAcademy of Sciences, 2004, 1019: 513-517.Gavrilov LA, Gavrilova NS. TheReliability-EngineeringApproach to the Problem of Biological Aging. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences,2004, 1019:509-512.Gavrilov LA,Gavrilova NS. Early-LifeExposure, Season of Birth and Gender Differences in HumanLife Span. Science, 2004,305(5691): 1739 (letter published in Scienceonline at: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/eletters/305/5691/1736#1075).Gavrilov L.A. Coping withMethuselah: The impact of molecular biology on medicine andsociety [Book Review]. The NewEngland Journal of Medicine, 2004, 351(25): 2663-2664.Gavrilov L.A. Biodemographyof Human Longevity [Abstract of keynote lecture]. 2004, p.42. In: Inaugural InternationalConference on Longevity. Final Programme and Abstracts. SydneyConvention & Exhibition Centre. Sydney, Australia, March 5-7, 2004,94 pp.GavrilovL.A. TheFuture of Human Health and Longevity. The Science AdvisoryBoard, 2004, 125, published online at:http://www.scienceboard.net/community/perspectives.125.htmlIvanova A.E., Semyonova V.G.,Gavrilova N.S., Evdokushkina G.N., Gavrilov L.A. Mortality trends: Role of particular agegroups and causes of death in their shaping. Public Health and Disease Prevention,2004, 6: 3-9.SemyonovaV.G., Dubrovina E.V., Gavrilova N.S., Evdokushkina G.N., GavrilovL.A. On the problems of traumamortality in Russia: Kirov region case. PublicHealthand Disease Prevention, 2004, 3: 3-9.SemyonovaV.G., Gavrilova N.S., Evdokushkina G.N., GavrilovL.A. Data quality of medical statistics as aproblem of modern Russianhealth care. Public Health andDisease Prevention, 2004, 2: 11-18. IvanovaA.E., Semyonova V.G., Gavrilova N.S., Evdokushkina G.N.,Dubrovina E.V., Gavrilov L.A. Russianmortality in1965-2002 -- majorproblems and opportunities for decrease. Public Health and Disease Prevention,2004, 1: 20-30. 2003GavrilovaN.S.,GavrilovL.A., Evdokushkina, G.N., Semyonova, V.G. Early-life predictors ofhumanlongevity: Analysis of the 19th Century birth cohorts.Annales de Demographie Historique, 2003, 2: 177-198.Gavrilov,L.A., Gavrilova, N.S. Early-lifefactorsmodulating lifespan. In: Rattan, S.I.S. (Ed.). ModulatingAging and Longevity. 2003. Kluwer Academic Publishers,Dordrecht,The Netherlands, 2003, 27-50.ArkingR, Butler R, Chiko B, Fossel M, Gavrilov LA, Morley JE, Olshansky SJ,PerlsT, Walker RF. Anti-agingteleconference:What is anti-aging medicine? Journalof Anti-Aging Medicine [Mary AnnLiebert,Inc.]. 6(2): 91-106, 2003GavrilovL.A., Gavrilova N.S. The quest for a generaltheoryof aging and longevity. Science'sSAGE KE (Science of Aging Knowledge Environment) for 16 July 2003;Vol. 2003, No. 28, 1-10. http://sageke.sciencemag.orgGavrilovL.A., Heuveline P. Aging of Population. In: Paul Demeny andGeoffreyMcNicoll (Eds.) The Encyclopediaof Population. New York, Macmillan Reference USA, 2003, vol.1,32-37.GavrilovaNS, Gavrilov LA, Semyonova VG, Evdokushkina GN. Does Exceptional HumanLongevity Come With High Cost of Infertility? Testing the EvolutionaryTheories of Aging. Biogerontology.4(Suppl.1): 35-35, 19 Sep 2003.GavrilovLA, Gavrilova NS. Early-LifeProgramming of Aging and Longevity: TheIdeaof High Initial Damage Load (the HIDL Hypothesis). Biogerontology.4 (Suppl. 1): 34-34, 19 Sep 2003GavrilovLA, Gavrilova NS. Reliability-EngineeringApproach to the Problem ofBiologicalAging. Biogerontology.4(Suppl. 1): 34-35, 19 Sep 2003IvanovaA.E., Semyonova V.G., Gavrilova N.S., Evdokushkina G.N., Gavrilov L.A.,Devichenskaya M.N. Age patterns ofmortality in the urban andruralpopulationof Russia in the 90s years of the 20th century. DiseasePreventionandHealth Promotion, 2003.Gavrilov L., GavrilovaN.,Semyonova V., Evdokushkina G. Early-life seasonal programming ofhuman longevity. Gerontologist,2003, 43 (Sp. issue): 582-582.Gavrilova N., GavrilovL.,Evdokushkina G., Semyonova V. Are long-lived women moreproneto infertility?: Testing the prediction of evolutionary theoriesof aging. Gerontologist,2003, 43 (Sp. issue): 9-9. 2002 Gavrilova,N.S.,Gavrilov,L.A. Evolution of Aging. In: David J. Ekerdt (ed.)Encyclopediaof Aging, New York, Macmillan Reference USA, 2002, vol.2,458-467.Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S. Evolutionary theories of aging and longevity. TheScientificWorldJOURNAL,2002, 2: 339-356. Available: http://www.thescientificworld.com/Glaser V., GavrilovL.A. An interview with Leonid A. Gavrilov, Ph.D. Journalof Anti-Aging Medicine, 2002, 5(3): 255-263.Gavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S., Olshansky S.J., Carnes B.A. Genealogicaldata and biodemographyofhuman longevity. Social Biology, 2002, 49(3-4): 160-173.De Grey, Aubrey D. N.,LeonidGavrilov, S. Jay Olshansky, L. Stephen Coles, Richard G. Cutler,MichaelFossel, and S. Mitchell Harman. Antiagingtechnology and pseudoscience.Letter. Science, 2002, 296: 656-656. Available:http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/296/5568/656aGavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S. The quest for the theory of humanlongevity.The Actuary, 2002, 36(5): 10-13.Gavrilov L.A.Scientificlegitimacy of the term "Anti-Aging." Journal of Anti-AgingMedicine,2002, 5(2): 239-240.Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S. Genetics. In: David J.Ekerdt (ed.) Encyclopediaof Aging, New York, Macmillan Reference USA, 2002, vol.2,536-538.Gavrilova, N.S.,Gavrilov,L.A. Genetics: Ethnicity. In: David J. Ekerdt (ed.)Encyclopediaof Aging, New York, Macmillan Reference USA, 2002, vol.2,538-539.Gavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S. Bio-reliability theory of aging and longevity. Gerontologist,2002, 42 (Sp. issue): 7-7.Gavrilova N.S.,GavrilovL.A. Mechanism of inheritance of human longevity: Paradox resolved. Gerontologist,2002, 42 (Sp. issue): 7-7.Semyonova V.G., IvanovaA.E.,Gavrilova N.S., Evdokushkina G.N., Gavrilov L.A., DevichenskayaM.N. Medico-demographic conditions in urban andrural areas – similarity anddifferences. Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2002,5:8-14.IvanovaA.E., Semyonova V.G., Gavrilova N.S., Evdokushkina G.N., Gavrilov L.A.,Demchenko T.A. Mortality in Russia in the1990s and reserves of its reduction: Trends and forecasting. Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,2002, 3: 9-19.SemyonovaV.G., Ivanova A.E., Gavrilova N.S., Evdokushkina G.N., Gavrilov L.A. Regional mortality variation as an indicatorof health deterioration in the Russian population. Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,2002, 4: 9-14.2001Gavrilov L.A., GavrilovaN.S.The reliability theory of aging and longevity.Journal of TheoreticalBiology,2001, 213(4): 527-545.Gavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S. Epidemiology ofhuman longevity: The search for appropriatemethodology.Journal of Anti-Aging Medicine,2001, 4(1): 13-30.Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S. Biodemographic study of familialdeterminants of human longevity.Population: An English Selection,2001, 13(1): 197-222.Gavrilova, N.S.,Gavrilov,L.A. When does humanlongevity start?: Demarcation of the boundariesforhuman longevity. Journalof Anti-Aging Medicine, 2001, 4(2):115-124.Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S. Etude biodemographique des determinants familiaux de la longevitehumaine. Population, 2001,56(1-2): 225-252 (in French).Gavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S., Evdokushkina, G.N., Semyonova, V.G. Parental age effects on humanlongevity. Abstract. Gerontology,2001, 47(Suppl.1): 611-611.Gavrilova, N.S.,Gavrilov,L.A., Evdokushkina, G.N., Semyonova, V.G. Study of the inheritance ofhumanlongevity. Abstract. Gerontology,2001, 47(Suppl.1): 611-611.Gavrilova, N.S.,Gavrilov,L.A. Consanguinity and human longevity:Findings from theInternationalCentenarian Study. Gerontologist,2001, 41 (Sp. issue): 87-87.Gavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S. The effects of early-life events on lifespan are-specific. Gerontologist, 2001, 41 (Sp.issue): 163-163.2000Gavrilov,L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S. Human longevity andparental age at conception. In:J.-M.Robine, T.B.L. Kirkwood, M. Allard (eds.) and Longevity:uality, Gender, Reproduction, Parenthood, Berlin, Heidelberg:Springer-Verlag, 2000, 7-31.Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S.Validation of exceptional longevity. BookReview.Population and Development Review,2000, 26(2): 40-41.Gavrilova, N.S.,Semyonova,V.G., Evdokushkina G.N., Gavrilov, L.A. Theresponse of violentmortalityto economic crisis in Russia. PopulationResearch and PolicyReview,2000,19: 397-419.Gavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S., Evdokushkina, G.N., Semyonova, V.G. Mutations,parental age, andoffspring longevity: New ideas and findings. Abstract. Am. J. Phys.Anthropol.,2000, Suppl.30: 156.Gavrilova N.S.,GavrilovL.A., Semyonova V.G., Evdokushkina G.N. Mechanismsof familialtransmissionof human longevity. Abstract. Am. J.Phys. Anthropol., 2000,Suppl.30:156-157.Semenova V.G.,GavrilovaN.S., Varavikova Ye.A., Gavrilov L.A., Yevdokushkina G.N. Rise inviolent death rates in Russia as a consequence of the economiccrisis. Diseases Prevention and HealthPromotion, 2000, 4: 3-10.Semenova V.G.,VaravikovaYe.A., Gavrilova N.S., Evdokushkina G.N., GavrilovL.A., Evolution of female mortality due to injuries andintoxications in someregions of Russia in the period of economic reforms. DiseasesPreventionand Health Promotion, 2000, 3: 29-31.1999Gavrilov, L.A., Gavrilova,N.S.Season of birth and human longevity.Journal of Anti-Aging Medicine,1999,2(4): 365-366.Gavrilova, N.S.,Gavrilov,L.A. Data resources for biodemographicstudies on familial clusteringofhuman longevity. DemographicResearch [Online], 1999,vol.1(4):1-48.Available: http://www.demographic-research.org/Volumes/Vol1/4/Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S. Is there a reproductive costfor human longevity? Journal ofAnti-AgingMedicine, 1999, 2(2): 121-123.Carnes, B.A.,Olshansky,S.J., Gavrilov, L.A., Gavrilova, N.S., Grahn, D. Human longevity:Naturevs. Nurture - fact or fiction. Perspectivesin Biology and Medicine,1999,42(3): 422-441.Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S. How human longevity and speciessurvival could be compatible withhigh mutation rates. Journal ofAnti-Aging Medicine, 1999, 2(2):153-154.Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S., Evdokushkina, G.N., Semyonova, V.G. Familial transmission ofhumanlongevity is a function of parental age at reproduction. Abstract. TheGerontologist, 1999. 39(1): 146.Gavrilova, N.S.,Gavrilov,L.A., Evdokushkina, G.N., Semyonova, V.G. Demarcation of the boundariesfor human longevity. Abstract. TheGerontologist, 1999. 39(1): 146-147.Gavrilova, N.S.,Gavrilov,L.A., Evdokushkina, G.N., Semyonova, V.G. The future of humanlongevity:A more realistic approach for life expectancy forecasting. Abstract. AGE (Journal of the AmericanAging Association), 1999. 22(3): 22-22..Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S., Evdokushkina, G.N., Semyonova, V.G. Children born to oldermothers do not inherit maternal lifespan. Abstract. AGE(Journalof the American Aging Association), 1999. 22(3): 22-23.1998Gavrilova, N.S., Gavrilov,L.A.,Evdokushkina G.N., Semyonova, V.G., Gavrilova, A.L., Evdokushkina,N.N.,Kushnareva, Yu.E., Kroutko, V.N., Andreyev, A.Yu. Evolution,mutationsand human longevity. HumanBiology, 1998, 70(4): 799-804.Gavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S., Semyonova V.G., Evdokushkina G.N., Kroutko V.N., Gavrilova A.L.,Evdokushkina N.N., Lapshin E.V. Evolutionary theory, mutationsandhuman life span. Proc. Russian Acad.Sci. [Doklady Akademii Nauk],1998,359(3): 426-427. English translation published in Doklady BiologicalSciences,1998, 359(3): 159-160.Gavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S., Semyonova V.G., Evdokushkina G.N., Kroutko V.N., Gavrilova A.L.,Evdokushkina N.N., Kushnareva Yu.E. The regularities ofinheritanceof human life span: contribution of paternal and maternal longevity tothe offspring life span. Proc.Russian Acad. Sci. [Doklady AkademiiNauk],1998, 360(2): 281-283. English translation published in DokladyBiologicalSciences, 1998, 360: 250-252Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S., Evdokushkina, G.N., Semyonova, V.G. Human longevity,spontaneouations and paternal age. Abstract. TheGerontologist, 1998, 38(1): 8.Gavrilova N.S.,GavrilovL.A., Evdokushkina G.N., Semyonova V.G. Non-linear transmissionofhuman longevity from mother to daughter. Abstract. The Gerontologist,1998,38(1): 8.Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S. The future of long life. Letter. Science,1998, 281(5383):1611-1612.1997Gavrilov, L.A., Gavrilova,N.S.Parental age at conception andoffspring longevity. Reviews inClinicalGerontology, 1997, 7: 5-12.Gavrilov L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S., Kroutko, V.N., Evdokushkina, G.N., Semyonova, V.G., Gavrilova,A.L.,Lapshin, E.V., Evdokushkina N.N., Kushnareva, Yu.E. Mutation loadand human longevity. MutationResearch, 1997, 377(1): 61-62.Gavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S., Semyonova V.G., Evdokushkina G.N., Kroutko V.N., Gavrilova A.L.,Evdokushkina N.N., Lapshin E.V. Maternalage and offspringlongevity,Proc. Russian Acad. Sci.[Doklady Akademii Nauk], 1997, 354(4):569-572.English translation published in Doklady Biological Sciences, 1997,354(4):287-289.Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S. Human reproduction in later life: a research project. HealthCare in Later Life, 1997, 2(4): 275-276.Gavrilova N.S.,EvdokushkinaG.N., Ermakov, S.P., Gavrilov L.A. An analysis of the health andmortalitydata for the provinces of Russia. In: InternationalPopulationConference.Beijing, 1997. Liege: IUSSP, 1997, vol.3, 1245-1257.Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S. When Fatherhood Should Stop?Letter. Science, 1997,277(5322):17-18.1995Izsak, J. and Gavrilov,L.A.A typical interdisciplinary topic: questions ofthe mortality dynamics.Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics,1995, 20: 283-293.Gavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S., Snarskaya N.P., Semyonova V.G., Evdokushkina G.N., GavrilovaA.L.,Lapshin E.V., Evdokushkina N.N. Paternal age and the life span ofdescendants.Proc. Russian Acad. Sci.[Doklady Akademii Nauk], 1995, 341(4):566-568.English translation published in Doklady Biological Sciences, 1995,341(4):196-198.Gavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S., Semyonova V.G., Evdokushkina G.N., Gavrilova A.L., EvdokushkinaN.N.,Lapshin E.V. (1995b). Human longevity genes are located inX-chromosome.In: Knook D.L., Dittman-Kohli F., Duursma S.A. et al. (eds.) Ageing ina Changing Europe. III European Congress of Gerontology: 30 August 30 -September 1, 1995. Utrecht: Netherlands Institute of Gerontology,AbstractNo. 020.0027.Gavrilova N.S.,SemyonovaV.G., Gavrilov L.A., Evdokushkina G.N., Gavrilova A.L., Lapshin E.V.,EvdokushkinaN.N. (1995). Biomedical basis of differential in human life span.In:Knook D.L., Dittman-Kohli F., Duursma S.A. et al. (eds.) Ageing in aChangingEurope. III European Congress of Gerontology: August 30 - September 1,1995. Utrecht: Netherlands Institute of Gerontology, Abstract No.020.0028.1994Gavrilov, L.A., Gavrilova,N.S.A question of history. FromLeonid A. Gavrilov and Natalia S. Gavrilova. BioEssays, 1994,16(8):591-593.Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S. and longevity. Letter. Nature,1994, 367(6463): 520-520.1993Gavrilov, L.A., Gavrilova,N.S.Fruit fly aging and mortality.Letter, Science, 1993,260(5114):1565-1565.Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S. When your time's up. Letter. British Medical Journal, 1993,306(6880): 796-796.Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S. How many cell divisions in'old' cells? Int. J.GeriatricPsychiatry,1993, 8(6): 528-528.Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S. Common sense and the limits tolife. Int. J. GeriatricPsychiatry,1993, 8(8): 695-695.1992Gavrilov, L.A. Ontheprospects of radical extension of life span. Aging and Longevity[Starenie i Dolgoletie], 1992, 1: 3-4.1991Gavrilov, L.A., Gavrilova,N.S.The Biology ofLife Span [Biologiaprodolzhitel'nosti zhizni].Monograph.2nd edition. Moscow: Nauka, 1991.1989Gavrilov, L.A., Gavrilova,N.S. Life span is determined by resting metabolic rate of parentsonly! Age, 1989, 12: 113-113.Gavrilov, L.A. 5th All Union Congress of Gerontologists and Geriatricians. Letter.Problemsof Medical Chemistry [Vop.Med.Khim.], 1989, 35(4): 137-138.Gavrilov, L.A. “Theparadoxof superfluous causes of death” and its significance for the biology oflife span. In: Proceedings of the Moscow Society of Naturalists.General Biology [Doklady MOIP. Obshchaya Biologiya 1987]. Nauka,Moscow,1989, 116-119.1988Gavrilov, L. A.Biodemographicaspects of life span studies. In: Demographic Studies, Moscow:MoscowState Univ. Press, 1988, 105-121.Gavrilov, L.A. Reliabilityand aging of biological systems. Book review. Journal of GeneralBiology [Zhurn.Obshch.Biol.], 1988, 49: 571-572.Gavrilov, L.A. Thebiologyof life span: the subject, methods and prospects for research. In: Biological problems of aging and life extension. Nauka, Moscow, 1988,106-110.Gavrilov, L.A. Bio-demographicaspects of life span research. In: Demographic Studies.MoscowState University Press, Moscow, 1988, 105-121.Gavrilov, L.A. Whatdetermines the rate of human aging? In: Proc. 5th All-UnionCongressof Gerontologists and Geriatricians. Institute of Gerontology, Kiev,1988,136-136. 1987Gavrilov, L.A. Criticalanalysisof mathematical models of aging, mortality and life span. InE.B.Burlakovaand L.A.Gavrilov (eds.) Population Gerontology [PopulatsionnayaGerontologia].vol. 26. Moscow: VINITI, 1987, 155-189.1986Gavrilov, L.A., Gavrilova,N.S.The Biology of Life Span [Biologia prodolzhitel'nosti zhizni].Monograph.Moscow: Nauka, 1986.Gavrilov, L.A.,Semyonova,V.G., Gavrilova, N.S. Methods of analysis of the life tables. In: A.G.Vishnevskii (ed.) Research Methods, Moscow: Mysl', 1986, 96-110.Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S., and Semyonova, V.G. The life span. A system analysis. In:Demographicprocesses and their regularities, Moscow: Mysl', 1986, 89-109.1985Gavrilov, L.A., Gavrilova,N.S. Human species-specific life-span: Its estimation and interpretation.Age,1985, 8(3): 94-94.Gavrilov, L.A. Canhumans live longer?, Moscow: Mysl, 1985.Gavrilov, L.A., Nosov,V.N. A new trend in human mortality decline: derectangularization of thesurvivalcurve. Age, 1985, 8(3): 93-93.Gavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S., Semyonova V.G. Epidemiologic approach to the biology ofhumanlife span. Geographia Medica, 1985, 15: 40-64.Semyonova, V.G.,Gavrilov,L.A. and Gofman, A.M. Investigation of the age dynamics of humanmortality: Analysis of deviations from the Gompertz-Makeham equation.In:Investigation of the primary mechanisms of biological systems. Moscow:Nauka, 1985, 57-60.1984Gavrilov L.A. Does a limitofthe life span really exist? Biophysics [Biofizika], 1984, 29(5):908-911.Gavrilov, L.A.Population-statisticalapproaches to the study of life span. In Biological problems of aging[Biologicheskijeproblemy starenija], Moscow: VINITI, 1984, 135-171.Gavrilov, L.A.Quantitativeregularities of the human and laboratory animals' life span[Kolichestvennyezakonomernosti prodolzhitel'nosti zhizni cheloveka i laboratornychzhivotnykh].Puschino, Scientific Center for Biological Studies, USSR Academy ofSciences,1984.Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S. Historically stable indices of mortality and their use formedicalgeography. Geographia medica, 1984, 14: 305-306.Gavrilov, L.A.,Mazurkevich,Z.B. and Gavrilova, N.S. Testing aging hypotheses on the basis oflong-livers' survival data. In: Long-livers [Dolgozhiteli].Metzniereba,Tbilisi, 1984, 67-68.1983Gavrilov, L.A., Gavrilova,N.S.,Nosov, V.N. Human life spanstopped increasing: Why? Gerontology,1983, 29(3): 176-180.Kozlovsky, V.S.,Gavrilov,L.A. The multistage nature of destruction as the basis of aging(thehypothesis of random sequential transitions). In: Problems of theBiologyof Aging [Problemy biologii stareniya], 1983, Moscow: Nauka, 19-23.Gavrilova, N.S.,Semyonova,V.G. and Gavrilov, L.A. The Card-Index of data on human lifespan.In: Problems of the Biology of Aging [Problemy biologiistareniya],1983, Moscow: Nauka, 71-76.1982Gavrilov, L.A., Gavrilova,N.S.Aging in cell cultures. In Biology of Aging [Biologia starenia],Leningrad:Nauka, 1982, 236-246.Gavrilov, L.A.,Semyonova,V.G., Gavrilova, N.S. On the feasibility of mortality forecasting bythemethods of biological kinetics. In: Issues on population reproductionanddemographic policy, Moscow: Institute of Sociological Studies of theUSSRAcademy of Sciences, 1982, 108-123.Gavrilova, N.S. andGavrilov,L.A. A new method of evaluating the prospects of influence, whichextend life-duration. Rejuvenation, 1982, 310: 14-15.Gavrilova, N.S. andGavrilov,L.A. Kinetic studies of survival in the elderly. In: Currentissuesin gerontology and geriatrics. Metsniereba, Tbilisi, 1982.1980Gavrilov, L.A. Investigationof life span genetics using kinetic analysis. Ph.D. Dissertation.MoscowState University, Moscow, 1980.1979Gavrilov, L.A., Gavrilova,N.S. Historicalperspective on kinetics of human mortality. Proc.Acad.Sci. USSR [Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR], 1979, 245(4): 1017-1020.English translation by Plenum Publ Corp: pp.776-778.Gavrilova, N.S.,Semyonova,V.G., Gavrilov, L.A. A new principle for testing the mathematicaltheories of aging, mortality and lifespan. In Gerontology andGeriatrics.Life extension: forecasts, mechanisms, control, Kiev: Institute ofGerontology,1979, 30-34.Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S. Determination ofspecies length of life.Proc.Acad. Sci. USSR [Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR], 1979, 246(2): 465-469. Englishtranslation by Plenum Publ Corp: pp.905-908.1978Gavrilov, L.A. Amathematicalmodel of the aging of animals. Proc. Acad. Sci. USSR [DokladyAkademiiNauk SSSR], 1978, 238(2): 490-492. English translation by PlenumPubl Corp: pp.53-55.Gavrilov, L.A.,Yaguzhinsky,L.S. The kinetics of the growth of a human fibroblast culture.Biophysics[Biofizika], 1978, 23(6): 1041-1045.Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S., Yaguzhinsky, L.S. The mainregularities of animal aging and deathviewed in terms of reliability theory. J. General Biology [ZhurnalObscheyBiologii], 1978, 39(5): 734-742.Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova,N.S. The culture of diploid cells as an object for studying themolecularmechanisms of aging. Achievements in Modern Biology[Uspekhi SovremennoyBiologii], 1978, 85(2): 267-283. PapersPresented atProfessional Meetings2005Gavrilov, L.A.,Gavrilova, N.S. 2005. Mortalityof centenarians: A study based on the Social Security AdministrationDeath Master File. Full Paper presented at the Annual Meeting ofthe Population Association of America (Philadelphia, March 31 - April2, 2005, oral presentation). Abstract published in: PopulationAssociation of America 2005 Annual Meeting. Final Program andAbstracts. p. 183. N.S. Gavrilova, V.G. Semyonova, G.N. Evdokushkina, A.E.Ivanova, L.A. Gavrilov. "Problems with Mortality Data in Russia."Full Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the PopulationAssociation of America (Philadelphia, March 31 - April 2, 2005, oralpresentation). Abstract published in: Population Association of America2005 Annual Meeting. Final Program and Abstracts. International Symposium "Living to 100 and Beyond: Survival at AdvancedAges"Orlando, Florida, January 12-14, 2005, The Society of Actuaries.2004Gavrilov L.A.,Gavrilova N.S. "Using survival data as apredictive factor for survival or other outcomes", May 11, 2004. The National Institute on Aging, NIH, Washington, DC, USAWorkshop on Uses of Survival Data in Research on Factors AffectingAging.Gavrilov LA. "Biodemography of Human Longevity." Plenary Lecture.Inaugural International Conference on Longevity. Sydney, Australia,March 5-7, 2004.Gavrilov L.A., Gavrilova N.S. Bio-Actuarial Studies of HumanLongevity. Chicago Actuarial Association Workshop, Chicago, USA, March18, 2004.2003Gavrilov L.A.,Gavrilova N.S., Semyonova V.G., EvdokushkinaG.N. Early-life seasonalprogramming of human longevity. Symposium organized at theAnnual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego,November 21-25, 2003.Gavrilova N.S., Gavrilov L.A., Evdokushkina G.N., Semyonova V.G.Are long-lived women more prone to infertility? Testing the predictionof evolutionary theories of aging. Poster presented at the Annualmeeting of theGerontological Society of America, San Diego, November 21-25, 2003.Gavrilov L.A.,Gavrilova N.S. Testing biological ideas on evolution, ageing andlongevitywith demographic and genealogical data. Invited presentation.University of Edinburgh, Biological Department. PopulationGenetics Seminar. 8 October, 2003. Gavrilov L.A.,Gavrilova N.S. Session 3. Limits on HumanLifespan and Molecular Effects on Ageing. Invitedpresentation.International Seminar "Projecting Future Mortality." Sponsored byContinuous Mortality Investigation Bureau and the Government Actuary'sDepartment. October 5, 2003. GavrilovL.A., Gavrilova N.S. Early-Life Programming of Aging and Longevity: TheIdea of High Initial Damage Load (the HIDL Hypothesis). Invitedpresentation.10th Congress of the International Association of BiomedicalGerontology. Cambridge, UK, September 19-23, 2003. GavrilovaN.S., Semyonova V.G., Evdokushkina G.N., Gavrilov L.A., Ivanova A.E.Recentmortality trends in Russia: Differences between younger and oldergenerations.Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association ofAmerica, Minneapolis, May 2003.Gavrilova N.S.,GavrilovL.A., Evdokushkina G.N., Semyonova V.G. " Is fertility impaired amongthelongevous women? Testing the evolutionary theories of aging." presentedat the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America,Minneapolis,May 2003.Gavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S. Reliability theory & mortality. Invited presentation atthe Chicago Actuarial Association Workshop, Chicago, March 25, 2003.2002Gavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S. Bio-reliability theory of aging and longevity. Posterpresentedat the Annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston,November 22-26, 2002.Gavrilova N.S.,GavrilovL.A. "Mechanism of inheritance of human longevity: Paradox resolved".Posterpresented at the Annual meeting of the Gerontological Society ofAmerica,Boston, November 22-26, 2002.Gavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S. "The quest for the general theory of aging and longevity." Invitedpresentation at the National Institutes of Health Meeting "The Dynamicand Energetic Bases of Health and Aging." Bethesda, November 11-13,2002.Gavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S. "Early-life seasonal programming of lifespan: Evidence fromthe 19th century birth cohorts." Poster presented at the AnnualMeetingof Social Science and History Association." St. Louis, October 24-27,2002.Gavrilova N.S.,GavrilovL.A. "Is there a trade-off between the costs of reproduction andlongevity?" Invited paper presented and the International meeting "Grandmothers:The psychological, social, and reproductive significance of the secondhalf of life." Delmenhorst, Germany, September 19-21, 2002.Gavrilova N.S.,GavrilovL.A., Evdokushkina G.N., Semyonova V.G. "Early life conditions andlater differences in lifespan." Paper presented at the AnnualMeeting of the Population Association of America, Atlanta, May 9-11,2002.Abstract published in: Population Association of America. 2002 AnnualMeeting.Final Program and Abstracts, p.288. 2001Gavrilov L.A., GavrilovaN.S.,Evdokushkina G.N., Semyonova V.G. "The effects of early-life events on lifespan are -specific." Paper presented at the Annual meetingof the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, November 15-18, 2001.Gavrilova N.S.,GavrilovL.A. “Early-life predictors of human longevity.” Paper presentedat the 26th annual meeting of the Social Science History Association,Chicago,November 15-18, 2001.Gavrilova N.S.,GavrilovL.A. "Consanguinity and human longevity: Findings from theInternational Centenarian Study." Poster presented at the Annual meetingof the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, November 15-18, 2001.Gavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S., Evdokushkina G.N., Semyonova V.G. 2001. "Parental age effects onhuman longevity". Paper presented at the 17th Congress of theInternationalAssociation of Gerontology, Vancouver, Canada, July 1-6, 2001.Gavrilova N.S.,GavrilovL.A., Semyonova V.G., Evdokushkina G.N. 2001. "Study of the inheritanceof human longevity". Paper presented at the 17th Congress of theInternationalAssociation of Gerontology, Vancouver, Canada, July 1-6, 2001.Gavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S., Evdokushkina G.N., Semyonova V.G. 2001. "Inbreeding and humanlongevity:first findings from the International Centenarian Study." Paperpresentedat the 13th Meeting of the International Network on Health Expectancy(REVES-13),Vancouver, Canada.Gavrilova, N.S.,Semyonova,V.G., Evdokushkina, G.N., Gavrilov, L.A. 2001. "Mortality crisis inRussia:New health threats". Paper presented at the 13th Meeting of theInternationalNetwork on Health Expectancy (REVES-13), Vancouver, Canada.Gavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S., Evdokushkina G.N., Semyonova V.G. 2001. "Gender-specific effectsof early life events on lifespan". Paper presented at the AnnualMeeting of the Population Association of America (Washington, DC, March23-25, 2001). Abstract published in: Population Association of America.2001 Annual Meeting. Final Program and Abstracts. p.233.Gavrilova, N.S.,Evdokushkina,G.N., Semyonova, V.G., Gavrilov, L.A. 2001. "Economic crises, stressandmortality in Russia". Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of thePopulationAssociation of America (Washington, DC, March 23-25, 2001). Abstractpublishedin: Population Association of America. 2001 Annual Meeting. FinalProgramand Abstracts. p.220-221.2000Gavrilov L.A., GavrilovaN.S.,Evdokushkina G.N., Semyonova V.G. 2000. "Biodemographic study of theboundariesfor human longevity". Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of thePopulationAssociation of America (Los Angeles, CA, March 23-25, 2000). Abstractpublishedin: Population Association of America. 2000 Annual Meeting. FinalProgramand Abstracts. p.187.Gavrilova N.S.,GavrilovL.A., Evdokushkina G.N., Semyonova V.G. 2000. "Heritability of humanlifespanis affected by parental age at childbirth". Paper presented at theAnnualMeeting of the Population Association of America (Los Angeles, CA,March23-25, 2000). Abstract published in: Population Association of America.2000 Annual Meeting. Final Program and Abstracts. p.220.Gavrilov L.A.,GavrilovaN.S. 2000. "Life expectancy and the month of birth." Paper presented atthe 12th Meeting of the International Network on Health Expectancy(REVES-12),Los Angeles, CA.Gavrilova, N.S.,Semyonova,V.G., Evdokushkina, G.N., Gavrilov, L.A. 2000. "Health responses toeconomicchanges in Russia". Paper presented at the 12th Meeting of theInternationalNetwork on Health Expectancy (REVES-12), Los Angeles, CA.1999Gavrilova, N.S., Gavrilov,L.A.,Evdokushkina, G.N., Semyonova, V.G. 1999. "The future of humanlongevity:a more realistic approach for life expectancy forecasting". Paperpresentedat the 28th Annual Meeting of the American Aging Association AGE). June4-8, 1999, Seattle, WA.Gavrilova, N.S.,Semyonova,V.G., Evdokushkina, G.N., Gavrilov, L.A. 1999. "The response of violentmortality to economic crisis in Russia". Paper presented at the AnnualMeeting of the Population Association of America (New York, March25-27,1999). Abstract published in: Population Association of America. 1999AnnualMeeting. Final Program and Abstracts. 1999, p.169.1998Gavrilov L.A., GavrilovaN.S.,Evdokushkina G.N., Semyonova V.G. 1998. "Biodemographic study ofparentalage effects on human longevity". Paper presented at the Annual Meetingof the Population Association of America (Chicago, IL, April 2-4,1998).Abstract published in: Population Association of America. 1998 AnnualMeeting.Final Program and Abstracts. p.142.Gavrilova N.S.,GavrilovL.A., Evdokushkina G.N., Semyonova V.G. 1998. "Mechanisms of familialtransmissionof human longevity: comparison of maternal and paternal contributionsintooffspring lifespan". Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of thePopulationAssociation of America (Chicago, IL, April 2-4, 1998). Abstractpublishedin: Population Association of America. 1998 Annual Meeting. FinalProgramand Abstracts. p.142.1997Gavrilov L.A., GavrilovaN.S.1997. "Paternal age at reproduction as a predictor of human lifeexpectancy",Paper presented at the Tenth Meeting of the International Network onHealthExpectancy (REVES-10), Nihon University, Population Research Center,Tokyo,Japan.Gavrilova N.S.,GavrilovL.A. 1997. Gavrilov L.A., Gavrilova N.S. 1997. "New estimates for theheritabilityof human life expectancy", Paper presented at the Tenth Meeting of theInternational Network on Health Expectancy (REVES-10), NihonUniversity,Population Research Center, Tokyo, Japan.Response of theScientificCommunity to the Scientific Research and the Book "The Biology of LifeSpan" by L.A. Gavrilov:"Gavrilov makes thebestattempt I know of to distinguish how long people could live from howlongthey actually live - one of the more difficult tasks for both biologyandstatistics... Gavrilov's scholarship is impressive". - ProfessorNathanKeyfitz, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis,Laxenburg,Austria. Mathematical Population Studies, 1991, vol.3, No.2, p.161."... This book is ahighlyvaluable contribution to the discipline. ...This book should makescientiststake notice of research on aging and longevity ... in the former SovietUnion" - Dr. S. Jay Olshansky, Ph.D., University of Chicago, USA.Populationand Development Review, 1992, vol.18, No.3, pp.555-558."... The birth ofmodernbiodemography in a book published by Gavrilov and Gavrilova (1991) …"- Dr. S. Jay Olshansky, Ph.D., University of Chicago, USA. PopulationandDevelopment Review, 1998, vol.24, No.2, p.384."Highly recommendedforstimulating fresh approaches ... " - Professor Roy L. Walford,M.D.,UCLA School of Medicine, USA. The Gerontologist, 1991, vol.31, No.5,p.707."... Many will findanexcursion into it stimulating". - Dr. Emily Grundy, Lecturer inGerontology,Age Concern Institute of Gerontology, King's College, London, UK.BritishMedical Journal, 1992, vol.305, No.6850, p.431."The Gavrilovs havemadea valuable contribution to the study of life span, and any future workon the subject will have to take account of the rich contents of thisbook".- Dr. Vaino Kannisto, Former United Nations Adviser on Demography.PopulationStudies, 1992, vol.46, No.2, pp. 366-367."This book should bereadby all members of the profession interested in mortality - which shouldbe all members of the profession" - Dr. H.A.R.Barnett, Institute ofActuaries, UK. J.of The Institute of Actuaries, 1992, vol.119, Part II,pp.379-381."Good new book onageing".- Dr. Thomas B.L.Kirkwood, Ph.D. Head of the Laboratory of MathematicalBiology, National Institute for Medical Research, London, UnitedKingdom.Nature, 1991, vol.352, 29 August, pp.767-768."... The reader willbenefitenormously from the broadening of perspective as a result of exposuretothe Gavrilovs' theories on the biology of life span" - Dr. MichaelAkiyama, University of Michigan, Dearborn, USA. Human Biology, 1992,vol.64,No.4, pp.630-632."The book featuresquitea bit of demographic theory and analysis. It is refreshing" -ProfessorMichael R.Rose, University of California, Irvine, USA. Annals of HumanBiology, 1992, vol.19, No.3, pp.320-321."A general theory oflifespanis thus created." - Dr. Norman Vetter, University Hospital ofWales,Cardiff, UK. J.of Epidemiology & Community Health, 1992, vol.46,No.6,p.630."I found it to behighlyrewarding reading." - Dr. Edward J.Masoro, University of TexasHealthScience Center.Quarterly Review of Biology, 1993, vol.68, p.92."It raises lots ofinterestingquestions, … clarifies many methodological issues, and lays thegroundworkin an entertaining way for future research." - Dr. Kenneth Hill,TheJohns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health,Baltimore,USA. American Journal of Epidemiology., 1994, vol.139, No.2, p.231-232."Clearly, this is averyinteresting, provocative and thought-provoking book" - Dr. WardDean,M.D., The Center for Bio-Gerontology, Pencasola, Florida, USA.ExperimentalGerontology, 1992, vol.27, No.2, pp.251-253."This is aninterestingbook, full of tables and data and polemical in its approach." -ProfessorWilliam A.Pryor, Director of Biodynamic Institute, Louisiana StateUniversity,Baton Rouge, LA,USA. Free Radical Biology & Medicine, 1992, vol.12,pp.331-332."It brings to bear afreshapproach whose ideas are logically presented and developed".- Dr. Brian Merry, Ph.D., Institute of Human Aging, University ofLiverpool,United Kingdom. Ageing and Society, 1991, vol.11, No.4, pp.509-510."... Should be readbyanyone seriously interested in ageing. ... You will find this asurprisinglygood 'read', and a must for every library". - Dr.D.SebastianFairweather,Physician, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Oxford, United Kingdom.Ageand Ageing, 1992, vol.21, No.5, pp.386-387."Ein aktuelles buch,dassicherlich die internationale diskussion des problems befordern kann."- Prof. Dr. Ingeborg Falck, Berlin, Germany. Zeitschrift furGerontologie,1991, Band 25, Heft 1, S.56."The book is wellwritten,easy to read, and should be of interest to a wide spectrum of readersincludingphysicians, biologists, biochemists, gerontologists..." - Prof.RobertW.Gracy, University of North Texas, USA. Educational Gerontology, 1993,vol.19, No.1, pp.92-93."Leonid Gavrilov isatop-flight statistical population biologist... The area is importantwellbeyond the confines of biological gerontology and extends into politicsand social planning. Gavrilov is very good on just this sort of thing.He has a fresh approach, new ideas, a great deal of data not readilyavailableelsewhere." - Dr. Roy. L. Walford, Professor of Pathology, UCLASchoolof Medicine, USA. Mathematical Population Studies, 1991, vol.3, No.2,p.161."This book isdirectedtoward researchers interested in statistical patterns and mathematicalmodels of human life span. For students within this defined area ofresearch,this text offers a good historical perspective, insight into theRussianliterature, and insight into the quantitative analysis of life span" -Dr.Deborah A.Roach, Department of Zoology, Duke University, Durham,USA.Ecology, 1992, vol.73, No.1, pp.379-381."This book is inessencea biostatistical analysis of the problems of lifespan, human andanimal.... The literature in many languages had clearly been well covered, andmuch has been made of national and other mortality statistics in thiscentury.... A useful source book." - Dr. F.I.Caird, D.M., F.R.C.P.,Professorof Geriatric Medicine, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK. J.ofClinicaland Experimental Gerontology, 1992, vol.14, No. 3 & 4, p.309."This intelligentandthought provoking book should be read widely" - Dr. SureshI.S.Rattan,Ph.D., Laboratory of Cellular Ageing, Aarhus University, Denmark.IndianJournal of Experimental Biology, 1993, vol.31, p.499-500."This is aprovocativeand refreshing book" - Dr.Alan R.Hipkiss, Age Concern Institute ofGerontology, King's College London, UK. International Journal ofGeriatricPsychiatry, 1992, vol.7, No.8, p.614."To sum up, the bookissubstantial, interesting and brings fresh air. We can confidentlycommendits study to all scientists ... " - Dr. Janos Izsak, Department ofZoology, Berzsenyi Teachers' College, Szombathely, Hungary. Archives ofGerontology and Geriatrics, 1992, vol.15, No.2,pp.192-194."This ... is anexcellentbook. ... Nobody interested in aging should fail to read". - Dr.C.S.Downes,Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, UK. BioEssays, 1993,vol.15,No.5, pp.359-362."...Provocative andentertainingreading and can be recommended to anyone with an interest in biologicalaging." - Dr. Douglas E. Crews, Department of Anthropology, OhioStateUniversity, USA. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 1993, vol.8,No.3,pp.281-290."It deserves to bereadwidely. Scientists and physicians who are interested in the aging ofpopulationsor of individuals will be much more effective in their work if theybecomefamiliar with the subject matter of this book." - Journal ofOrthomolecularMedicine, 1993, vol.8, No.1, pp.59-60.Homehttp://longevity-science.org/document.write("This document was last modified on: ")document.write(document.lastModified)| --BEGIN VALIDATION CODE-- G iGtTyZjArP iIzLyNdJiXsUbFgMd XcL dI oMz QvYoZ gI nRl DmK pPyRvIcXgFoR hBjH f UjBzTtL aAlAePuY b FfE kAgErDbDyMr NfQvYvSzLv UnXuLrEhMjZsEiX gZyAdQlXtVhTyQf KbR qJ wBgM kMhYhLpS f D u HxDeO rDuJpCcJaL z AsBc KkWpZ bSlRtXhYeItYfSlWmNqH gDgY dMb ViZ rK kOmP kLtKqCtKnEgHfKu A hohositeX2006 --END VALIDATION CODE-- |
