John E. Morley, MB, BCh, is Professor at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He retired as the Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine on June 30, 2019 after 30 years of service. He has edited more than 20 books, and published more than 1400 papers, with major research emphases on the role of neuropeptides in the modulation of hormonal responses and behavior and on nutrition, geriatric assessments, sarcopenia, cachexia diabetes and hormones in the elderly.