S. Jay Olshansky 3994039 177575034 2007-12-13T02:37:41Z 71.228.30.18 /* External links */ '''S. Jay Olshansky''', Ph.D. (born [[1954]]) is a professor of [[epidemiology]] at the [[University of Illinois at Chicago]] School of Public Health.[http://apr.sph.uic.edu/faculty_profile/facultyprofile.asp?i=sjayo] He is a biodemographer, [[gerontology|biogerontologist]] and researcher on the [[maximum life span|upper limits]] to human [[ageing]] and [[longevity]] and efforts to inform the public about products that claim to reverse or stop the aging process. Olshansky is the lead author of "The Quest for [[Immortality]]: Science at the Frontiers of Aging," the recipient of two Independent Science Awards from the National Institute on Aging, and a [[Fulbright]] Senior Specialist. More specifically, the focus of Olshansky's [[research]] to date has been addressed to estimating the upper limits to human longevity while exploring the health and [[social]] consequences of individual and population aging and examining the demographic and health implications of the rise in death rates from [[infection|infectious]] and [[parasite|parasitic]] [[disease]]s as well as the development of a new field of [[longevity]] research referred to as biodemography. ==See also== * [[Ageing]] * [[Life extension]] * [[Longevity]] * [[Senescence]] ==External links== * [http://thequestforimmortality.com/_wsn/page2.html TheQuestForImmortality.com Profile] * [http://www.uic.edu/ University of Illinois at Chicago Official Website] * [http://www.uic.edu/sph/ University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health Department] * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4059549.stm 'Don't fall for the cult of immortality'] * [http://www.grg.org/resources/TheScientist.htm 'In Pursuit of the Longevity Dividend: What Should We Be Doing To Prepare for the Unprecedented Aging of Humanity?'] * [http://web.mac.com/sjayo/SJayOlshansky/Background.html Homepage] {{DEFAULTSORT:Olshansky, Jay}} [[Category:1962 births]] [[Category:American scientists]] [[Category:Biogerontologists]] [[Category:Demographers]] [[Category:Life extensionists]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:University of Illinois at Chicago faculty]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]