The Longevity Forum's Podcast

Dafina Grapci-Penney, Jim Mellon and Andrew Scott highlight the collaborative effort of The Longevity Forum and the key takeaways from the day. The social and science narrative on longevity are changing which is very exciting for the future.  

Nir Barzilai shares his expertise on how ageing can be targeted and reversed. Dr Barzilai is a chaired Professor of Medicine and Genetics and Director of the biggest Centre in the world to study the Biology of Ageing, Institute for Aging at The Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Julia Randell-Khan explains the important of intergenerational connections and how the Encore Fellows programme helps with career transitions while positively impacting society. As founder/CEO of Encore Fellows UK and a fellow at the Stanford Center on Longevity, Julia is an enthusiastic encore career advocate.

Lynne Cox discusses cell senescence and how studies show the removal of these cells can help healthy ageing. Professor Cox is a biogerontologist at the University of Oxford. She runs a research group focused on understanding the basic molecular mechanisms underlying ageing, with the aim of using that understanding to improve health in later life, by developing treatments to alleviate the diseases of old age. 

Dr Charles Alessi discusses how we can shift the healthcare system to better accommodate longer lives. Charles Alessi is the Chief Clinical Officer for HIMSS International. 

https://thelongevityforum.com/ Dr Aubrey de Grey discusses how policy makers can keep up with science and tech when it comes to longevity. The "longevity maverick" explains the difficulties in prioritising the science of longer living even during electoral cycles.