Valter D. Longo | |
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| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Known for | The Longevity Diet (2018) The Fasting-Mimicking Diet (FMD). |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cell biology Biogerontology |
| Institutions | USC Davis School of Gerontology |
| Doctoral advisor | Joan Valentine |
Valter D. Longo (born 1967) is an Italian-American biogerontologist and cell biologist known for his studies on the role of fasting and nutrient response genes on cellular protection aging and diseases and for proposing that longevity is regulated by similar genes and mechanisms in many eukaryotes. He is currently a professor at the USC Davis School of Gerontology with a joint appointment in the department of Biological Sciences as well as serving as the director of the USC Longevity Institute.