Kelvin J.A. Davies
- Holder of James E. Birren Chair in Gerontology
- Associate dean of USC Davis School of Gerontology
- Director of the Andrus Gerontology Center
- Professor of Gerontology, USC Davis School of Gerontology
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Expertise
- healthy aging
- the role of repair systems in oxidative stress during aging
- the regulation of gene expression during oxidative stress
- the role of oxidation and antioxidants in normal aging and Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease
- protein oxidation and degradation
- free radicals, antioxidants and exercise
- mitochondria and biological energy conservation
- biochemistry and molecular biology
- free radical biochemistry
- cell biology
Languages
- French
- Italian
- English
Additional Information
- Director, USC Parkinson’s Foundation Research Laboratory, and fellow, Parkinsons Foundation (1996-present)
- Editor, Oxidative Damage and Repair (1991) and The Oxygen Paradox (1996)
- Editor-in-chief, Free Radical Biology and Medicine and IUBMB Life
- Fellow, Oxygen Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science (1996) and Gerontological Society of America (2003)
- Foreign fellow, Russian Academy of Sciences
- President, International Society for Free Radical Research (2001-03), Oxygen Club of California (2002-2005) and American Oxygen Society (1992-1995)
- Holder of honorary degrees from University of Moscow, Russian Medical University, University of Buenos Aires, Semmelweis University (Budapest) and University of Gdansk (Poland)
- Recipient, 50th Anniversary Medal from University of Gdansk (1995), Lifetime Scientific Achievement Award from Society for Free Radical Biology & Medicine (2006) and Presidential Award from American College of Sports Medicine (2007)
- Visiting professor, University of Pisa (Italy), University of Rennes (France) and Cambridge University (U.K.)