Longevity science should aim higher than healthspan
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David Gems
British geneticist and biogerontologist, Professor of Biology of Ageing at University College London
I am a Professor of Biogerontology (the scientific study of the biology of ageing) at the UCL Institute of Healthy Ageing (IHA), where I am Research Director. I graduated from Sussex University and then conducted research at Glasgow University, Imperial College, and the University of Missouri-Columbia USA, where in 1993 I began working on the biology of ageing in C. elegans with Prof. Don Riddle. I set up my own research group at UCL in 1997 with the support of a fellowship from the Royal Society. Much of my work uses the nematode worm C. elegans to understand the fundamental mechanisms that cause the ageing process, including late-life disease. I have also contributed to studies of aging in other nematodes, Drosophila, the mouse and Pacific salmon, and penned articles on the ethics of ageing research. I am a founder member of the IHA, and have contributed to over 160 articles, mostly on ageing.
Visit website: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/biosciences/people/prof-david-gems
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BSRA Annual Scientific Meeting 2023
06-Sep-2023 to 08-Sep-2023
A compelling lineup of speakers from all areas of the biology of ageing
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Live Longer World podcast #13 with Dr. David Gems as a guest
Global Healthspan Summit 2023
29-Nov-2023 to 30-Nov-2023
Longevity summit organised by Hevolution Foundation (Riyadh,Saudi Arabia)
