James Vaupel: An Innovator in the Demography of Aging

James W Vaupel's career is featured in The Lancet. As the founding Director of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany, Vaupel has helped to revolutionize the statistics-bound field by taking a multidisciplinary approach that incorporates both human and non-human biology, mathematics, genetics, and public policy. His findings, which have often provoked debate, have changed perceptions about the demography of aging.