▁well ▁as ▁the ▁integr ative ▁bi ology ▁of ▁ag ing . ▁The ▁program , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁is ▁coordin ated ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁school ▁and ▁the ▁Buck ▁Institute ▁for ▁Research ▁on ▁A ging ; ▁students ▁can ▁choose ▁a ▁ment or ▁and ▁Ph . D . ▁fac ulty ▁committee ▁from ▁either . ▁Stud ents ▁take ▁core ▁courses ▁on ▁the ▁mole cular ▁and ▁cell ular ▁bi ology ▁of ▁ag ing ▁and ▁age - related ▁dise ases , ▁and ▁then ▁select ▁a ▁track ▁among ▁neu ros cience , ▁mole cular , ▁and ▁cell ular ▁bi ology , ▁stem ▁cell ▁and ▁reg ener ative ▁sciences , ▁and ▁bi omed ical ▁sciences . ▁ ▁Eth el ▁Per cy ▁And rus ▁Ger ont ology ▁Center ▁The ▁Eth el ▁Per cy ▁And rus ▁Ger ont ology ▁Center ▁is ▁the ▁research ▁and ▁services ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁US C ▁Leonard ▁Davis ▁School . ▁ ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁first ▁mult id is cipl inary ▁research ▁center ▁devoted ▁to ▁ag ing . ▁Its ▁primary ▁goal ▁is ▁to ▁provide ▁scientific ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁human ▁development ▁as ▁it ▁applies ▁to ▁individuals , ▁families , ▁organizations , ▁and ▁soci eties . ▁Stud ents ▁at ▁all ▁levels ▁are ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁programs ▁involving ▁service , ▁research , ▁and ▁other ▁scholar ly ▁purs uits ▁at ▁the ▁US C ▁And rus ▁Center . ▁ ▁Following ▁are ▁examples ▁of ▁research ▁programs ▁and ▁services