Using Biomarkers as Indicators of Frailty to Understand Deviation from the Gompertz Mortality Curve at the Oldest Ages • Eileen Crimmins, University of Southern California ; Dawn Alley, University of Southern California ; Jung Ki Kim, University of Southern California ; Arun Karlamangla, University of California, Los Angeles ; Teresa E. Seeman, University of California, Los Angeles

Cumulative Index of Age-Associated Health Disorders as a Major Indicator of Aging Processes and Mortality Risks in Elderly Populations: Results from Analyses of the National Long-Term Care Survey • Aliaksandr Kulminski, Duke University ; Igor Akushevich, Duke University ; Kenneth C. Land, Duke University ; Konstantin G. Arbeev, Duke University

Sex Mortality Differentials in the United States: The Role of Cohort Smoking Patterns • Sam Preston, University of Pennsylvania ; Haidong Wang, University of Pennsylvania

The Secrets of Long Life from Longitudinal Data • Anatoliy I. Yashin, Duke University ; Igor Akushevich, Duke University ; Konstantin G. Arbeev, Duke University ; Liudmila Akushevich, Duke University ; Svetlana V. Ukraintseva, Duke University