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Gavrilov has an [[MSc]] in chemistry (1976) and a [[PhD]] in [[genetics]] (1980), both from [[Moscow State University]]. His book ''The Biology of Life Span: A Quantitative Approach'' was published in Russian in 1986 and in English translation in 1991.<ref name=interview/><ref name=book>Leonid A. Gavrilov, Natalia S. Gavrilova; V.P. Skulachev (ed.); John and Liliya Payne (trans.) (1991). ''The Biology of Life Span: A Quantitative Approach''. Harwood Academic Publishers. {{ISBN|9783718649839}}.</ref> In 1998 he and his wife emigrated to the United States, where he received a grant from the [[National Institute on Aging]] to study the effects of parental age on lifespan. He taught a course on "biodemography of human mortality and longevity" at the [[University of Chicago]].<ref name=interview/>

Gavrilov is an associate editor of ''[[Experimental Gerontology]]'' and ''[[Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling]]'', and an editorial board member of ''[[Rejuvenation Research]]'', ''[[Advanced Science Letters]]'' and ''[[The Scientific World Journal]]''. He is a consultant for the [[National Research Council (United States)|National Research Council]] and the National Institute on Aging,<ref name=interview>[s.n.] (2002). [http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/109454502321091455?journalCode=rej.1 Pieces of the puzzle: an interview with Leonid A. Gavrilov, PhD]. ''Journal of Anti-Aging Medicine'' '''5''' (3): 255-263.{{self-published-inline|date=September 2015}}</ref> and a fellow of the [[Gerontological Society of America]].

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