Craig S. Atwood, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin and a Health Science Specialist with the Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital in Madison. Dr. Atwood completed his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Western Australia in Perth, Australia prior to post-doctoral fellowships at the National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. He held faculty positions at Harvard Medical School and Case Western Reserve University prior to his current appointment where he directs the research program of the Laboratory for Endocrinology, Aging and Disease. Dr. Atwood has broad research interests related to the endocrinology of aging as elaborated upon in ‘The Reproductive-Cell Cycle Theory of Aging’. Over the last decade he has examined the mechanisms by which LH regulates neurodegeneration and neurodevelopment. His research has demonstrated the pivotal role of maintaining the reproductive hormone axis in balance for delaying age-related diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and extending longevity. He has published over 200 scientific articles, has served on numerous review boards and is an Editor of numerous scientific journals.