Finch, Caleb E(llicott)

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FINCH, Caleb E(llicott)

FINCH, Caleb E(llicott). American (born England), b. 1939. Genres: Gerontology/Senior issues, Zoology. Career: Rockefeller University, NYC, guest investigator, 1969-70; Cornell University, School of Medicine, NYC, assistant professor of anatomy, 1970-72; University of Southern California, Los Angeles, assistant professor, 1972-75, associate professor, 1975-78, professor of gerontology and biological sciences, 1978-, ARCO and William F. Kieschnick Professor of Neurobiology of Aging, 1985-, university professor, 1989, and adjunct professor of neurology, physiology, and biophysics, also associate director for neurogerontology at Research Institute of Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, 1984-; writer. Visiting lecturer at U.S. colleges and institutions. Publications: Cellular Activities during Ageing in Mammals, 1969; Longevity, Senescence, and the Genome, 1990; (with R.E. Ricklefs) Aging, 1995; (with T.B.L. Kirkwood) Chance, Development, and Aging, 2000. EDITOR: (with L. Hayflick, and contrib.) Handbook of the Biology of Aging, 1977, 2nd ed. (with E.L. Schneider), 1985; (with A.C. Adelman and D. Gibson, and contrib.) Development of the Rodent as a Model for Aging, Vol. II, 1978; (with J.A. Behnke and G.B. Moment) The Biology of Aging, 1978; (with D.E. Potter and A.D. Kenny, and contrib.) Parkinson's Disease, Vol. II: Aging and Neuroendocrine Relationships, 1978; (with A. Cherkin, N. Kharasch, T. Makinodan, and others, and contrib.) Aging, Vol. VIII: Physiology and the Cell Biology of Aging, 1979; (with P. Davies, and contrib.) Molecular Neuropathology of Aging, 1987; (with P. Davies, and contrib.) The Molecular Biology of Alzheimer's Disease, 1988; (with T.E. Johnson) The Molecular Biology of Aging, 1990; (with M.R. Rose) Genetics and Evolution of Aging, 1994; (with K.W. Wachter) Between Zeus and the Salmon, 1997; Clusterin in Normal Brain Functions and during Neurodegeneration, 1999; (with J.W. Vaupel and K. Kinsella) Cells and Surveys, 2001. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor to periodicals. Address: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, 3715 McClintock, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]