Aubrey de Grey

Day: Friday, April 22
Hour: 5:15 - 6:00 pm
Presentation: Life extension, human rights, and the rational refinement of repugnance

Dr. Aubrey de Grey is born London, England, 1963. He holds a B.A., M.A. and Ph.D., from the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. Since 1992 he is a researcher at the Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, UK. The central goal of his bio-gerontology work is to expedite the development of a true cure for human aging. He is a member of the following journals editorial board: Rejuvenation Research (editor-in-chief) Mitochondrion (associate editor) AGE (Journal of the American Aging Association), Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy. He is also a member of the scientific advisory boards of: Methuselah Foundation Chairman and Chief Science Officer, Maximum Life Foundation, Legendary Pharmaceuticals, Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence. He is the author of numerous articles and conference presentations related to ethics of aging, a fairly new branch of bioethics.