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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 where he conducted research on supercentenarians and aging. He was also a visiting scholar in the computer science department at the University of California, Los Angeles and an assistant researcher in the Department of Surgery, at the David Geffen School of Medicine.

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. 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.

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

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

Selected publications

Journal articles

• Coles LS (2005). "Validated worldwide supercentenarians for 2004". Rejuvenation Research. 8 (1): 69–71. doi:10.1089/rej.2005.8.69. PMID 15798378.
• Coles LS (June 2004). "Demography of human supercentenarians". The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 59 (6): B579–86. doi:10.1093/gerona/59.6.B579. PMID 15215268.

Books

• L. Stephen Coles (2011) Extraordinary Healing: How the discoveries of Mirko Beljanski, the world's first green molecular biologist, can protect and restore your health. Freedom Press, Topanga, California; ISBN 9781893910898.
• L. Stephen Coles and David Steinman (1999) The IP-6 with Inositol Question and Answer Book: Nature's Ultimate Anti-Cancer Pill. Freedom Press, Topanga, California; ISBN 9781893910003

References

1. ^ Zaslow, Jeffrey (February 28, 2005). "Gerontology sleuths search for 'supercentenarians'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
2. Inouye, Emily (June 9, 2004). "Research group tracks oldest-living people". Daily Bruin. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
3. O'Brien, Dennis (December 31, 2006). "Researchers look for secrets of living to 100 and beyond". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
4. Wilson, Duff (April 15, 2007). "Aging: Disease or Business Opportunity?". New York Times. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
5. "Coles, L. Stephen". UCLA. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
6. Coles, L. Stephen; Los Angeles Gerontology Research Group (2006). "Validated Supercentenarian Cases Aged 114 and Above". Rejuvenation Research. 9 (4): 503–505. doi:10.1089/rej.2006.9.503. PMID 17105392.
7. Coles, L. Stephen (June 2004). "Demographics of Human Supercentenarians and the Implications for Longevity Medicine". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1019 (1): 490–495. Bibcode:2004NYASA1019..490C. doi:10.1196/annals.1297.090. PMID 15247072. S2CID 40216761.
8. Coles, L. Stephen (June 2004). "Aging: The Reality". The Journals of Gerontology: Series A. 59 (6): B579–B586. doi:10.1093/gerona/59.6.B579. PMID 15215268. Archived from the original on January 8, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
9. Nilsson, Nils J. (2009). The Quest for Artificial Intelligence. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521116398.
10. Glaser, Vicki (June 2013). "Interview with L. Stephen Coles, MD, PhD". Rejuvenation Research. 16 (3): 250–253. doi:10.1089/rej.2013.1444. PMID 23651414.
11. "Supercentenarians: Scientists Seek Secret to Extra-Long Life". Fox News. October 6, 2006. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
12. Medina, Jennifer (January 30, 2007). "In Connecticut, World's Oldest Woman Dies at 114". New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
13. "About the Gerontology Research Group". GRG.org. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
14. "Researcher of oldest people dies at 73". Times Argus. December 5, 2014. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
15. Chawkins, Steve (December 4, 2014). "L. Stephen Coles dies at 73. studied extreme aging in humans". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
16. "Dr Stephen Coles Becomes Alcor's 131st Patient". Alcor News. December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
17. Kouchner, Annie (January 20, 1996). "14 ans d'intrigues à l'Élysée". Le Point (in French). Retrieved August 11, 2010.

• 1941 births
• 2014 deaths
• Biogerontologists
• Cryonically preserved people
• Life extensionists
• Carnegie Mellon University alumni
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni
• Stanford University School of Medicine alumni
• Deaths from pancreatic cancer in Arizona
• American biologists