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L. Stephen Coles
Birth Name:Leslie Stephen Coles
Birth Date:19 January 1941
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Death Place:Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Education:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, B.S.
Carnegie Mellon University, Ph.D.
Stanford University School of Medicine, M.D.
Occupation:Biogerontologist
Known For:Cofounder and Executive Director of Gerontology Research Group

Leslie Stephen Coles (January 19, 1941 – December 3, 2014) was an American biogerontologist who was the co-founder and executive director of the Gerontology Research Group[1] where he conducted research on supercentenarians[2] [3] and aging.[4] He was also a visiting scholar in the computer science department at the University of California, Los Angeles[5] and an assistant researcher in the Department of Surgery, at the David Geffen School of Medicine.[1] [6] [7] [8]

Biography

Coles was born on January 19, 1941, in New York City. 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.[9] After obtaining his M.D. at Stanford University School of Medicine, Coles completed his clinical internship in obstetrics and gynaecology at the Jackson Memorial Hospital of the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami.[10]

Coles was treasurer of the Supercentenarian Research Foundation,[11] as well as co-founder and system administrator of the Gerontology Research Group.[12] [13]

Coles died on December 3, 2014, in Scottsdale, Arizona, of pancreatic cancer.[14] His brain was cryonically preserved by Alcor Life Extension Foundation as their 131st patient.[15] [16]

Selected publications

Journal articles

Books

Notes and References

  1. News: Jeffrey . Zaslow . Jeffrey Zaslow . Gerontology sleuths search for 'supercentenarians' . . . December 29, 2014 . February 28, 2005.
  2. News: Research group tracks oldest-living people . . Inouye . Emily . June 9, 2004 . December 29, 2014.
  3. News: Researchers look for secrets of living to 100 and beyond . . O'Brien . Dennis . December 31, 2006 . December 29, 2014.
  4. News: Duff . Wilson . Aging: Disease or Business Opportunity? . . April 15, 2007 . December 20, 2014.
  5. Web site: Coles, L. Stephen . UCLA . 2007-10-31.
  6. 10.1089/rej.2006.9.503 . Validated Supercentenarian Cases Aged 114 and Above . 2006 . Coles . L. Stephen . Rejuvenation Research . 9 . 4 . 503–505 . 17105392 . Los Angeles Gerontology Research Group.
  7. Coles . L. Stephen . Demographics of Human Supercentenarians and the Implications for Longevity Medicine . June 2004 . 490–495 . 1019 . 10.1196/annals.1297.090 . Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences . 1 . 15247072. 2004NYASA1019..490C . 40216761 .
  8. Aging: The Reality . The Journals of Gerontology: Series A . Coles . L. Stephen . 59 . 6 . B579–B586 . 10.1093/gerona/59.6.B579 . December 29, 2014 . 15215268 . June 2004 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090108213303/http://biomed.gerontologyjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/59/6/B579 . January 8, 2009 . free .
  9. Book: Nilsson, Nils J. . The Quest for Artificial Intelligence . 2009 . Cambridge University Press . 978-0521116398.
  10. Interview with L. Stephen Coles, MD, PhD . Glaser . Vicki . Rejuvenation Research . 10.1089/rej.2013.1444 . 23651414 . 250–253 . 16 . 3 . June 2013.
  11. News: Supercentenarians: Scientists Seek Secret to Extra-Long Life . Fox News . October 6, 2006 . December 30, 2014.
  12. News: Jennifer . Medina . In Connecticut, World's Oldest Woman Dies at 114. . . January 30, 2007 . December 29, 2014.
  13. Web site: About the Gerontology Research Group . GRG.org . February 22, 2013 . January 3, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130103175733/http://www.grg.org/aboutGRG.html . dead .
  14. News: Researcher of oldest people dies at 73 . . December 5, 2014 . December 30, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141208075134/http://www.timesargus.com/article/20141205/NEWS04/712059925 . December 8, 2014 .
  15. News: L. Stephen Coles dies at 73. studied extreme aging in humans . Chawkins . Steve . . December 4, 2014 . December 30, 2014.
  16. Web site: Dr Stephen Coles Becomes Alcor's 131st Patient. Alcor News . December 22, 2014 . December 29, 2014.
  17. News: 14 ans d'intrigues à l'Élysée . Kouchner . Annie . January 20, 1996 . Le Point . French . August 11, 2010.

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