Steve Horvath
Steve Horvath | |
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Horvath presenting a talk in 2015 | |
| Born | |
| Occupation | Professor of Human Genetics & Biostatistics |
| Known for | Developing the epigenetic clock (Horvath clock) and weighted correlation network analysis |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Technische Universität Berlin (BS) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (PhD) Harvard School of Public Health (Sc.D) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Brown Gardner Nan Laird |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | UCLA Altos Labs |
Steve Horvath is a German–American aging researcher, geneticist, and biostatistician. He is a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is known for developing the Horvath aging clock, which is a highly accurate molecular biomarker of aging, and for developing weighted correlation network analysis. His work on the genomic biomarkers of aging, the aging process, and many age related diseases/conditions has earned him several research awards. Horvath is a principal investigator at the anti-aging startup Altos Labs and co-founder of nonprofit Clock Foundation.