Edward L. Schneider
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Edward L. Schneider, M.D., is a professor of gerontology
at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and a professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC
, with a joint appointment in biological sciences and molecular biology.
He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
and went on to graduate cum laude from the Boston University School of Medicine
. Upon completion of medical school, Schneider received the Distinguished Alumnus Award in May 1990. In 1986, Schneider joined the faculty at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. Previously he was the deputy director of the National Institute on Aging and the Chief of the Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging
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Schneider researches molecular genetic aspects of cellular aging, DNA damage and repair with aging, and health care costs of an aging population. He sits on the editorial boards of more than half a dozen journals and is the former holder of the William and Sylvia Kugel Chair of Gerontology.
He is the co-author of What the Doctor Hasn’t Told You and What the Heath Store Clerk Doesn’t Know, with Leigh Ann Hirschman. Schneider is also the author of AgeLess: Take Control of Your Age and Stay Youthful for Life.
Gerontology
Gerontology is the study of the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging...
at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and a professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Keck School of Medicine of USC
The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California is a major center of medical research, education and patient care. Founded in 1885, the Keck School of Medicine is the oldest medical school in Southern California.Located on the university’s Health Sciences campus three miles ...
, with a joint appointment in biological sciences and molecular biology.
He attended 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...
and went on to graduate cum laude from the Boston University School of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine is one of the graduate schools of Boston University. Founded in 1848, the medical school holds the unique distinction as the first institution in the world to formally educate female physicians. Originally known as the New England Female Medical College, it was...
. Upon completion of medical school, Schneider received the Distinguished Alumnus Award in May 1990. In 1986, Schneider joined the faculty at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. Previously he was the deputy director of the National Institute on Aging and the Chief of the Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging
National Institute on Aging
The National Institute on Aging ' is a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health , located in Baltimore, Maryland.The NIA leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life...
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Schneider researches molecular genetic aspects of cellular aging, DNA damage and repair with aging, and health care costs of an aging population. He sits on the editorial boards of more than half a dozen journals and is the former holder of the William and Sylvia Kugel Chair of Gerontology.
He is the co-author of What the Doctor Hasn’t Told You and What the Heath Store Clerk Doesn’t Know, with Leigh Ann Hirschman. Schneider is also the author of AgeLess: Take Control of Your Age and Stay Youthful for Life.