The doctoral program in the Biology of Aging is designed for students who want to become leaders in biogerontology. The focus is on molecular, cellular, and regenerative medicine as well as the integrative biology of aging. This unique doctoral program, the first of its kind in the field, brings together two world-renowned institutions: the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Northern California. Students’ academic research activities take place on both the Southern and Northern California Campuses. Students can choose a mentor and PhD faculty committee from either the Buck Center or USC. PhD candidates take core courses on the molecular and cellular biology of aging and age-related diseases, and then select a speciality among neuroscience, molecular, and cellular biology, stem cell and regenerative sciences, and biomedical sciences.