Richard C. Adelman (radelman@umich.edu), Ph.D., is an Emeritus Professor of Biological Chemistry and Past Director of the Institute of Gerontology at the University of Michigan School of Medicine, and Director of University Relations at University Living, Ann Arbor, MI. He is a Past President of the Gerontological Society of America; Past Chairman of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Advisory Committee on Geriatrics and Gerontology; recipient of numerous research grants and other awards; and author of more than 120 articles and editor of more than 30 books.