Can We Reverse Aging? - with Jan Vijg

Rejuvenation and regeneration, hope versus hyperbole, healthspans and lifespans. Such is the frenzied focus on the potential for new drugs to extend our lifespans right now, I cannot deliver a keynote on the future of healthcare or even the future of the world in general without addressing the possibility of ‘age reversal’ therapies. But it’s a complex field, with more than a few charlatans and opportunists promising new drugs that’ll buy you 150 years and more, which makes sifting through the rhetoric for the reality extra challenging. 

So I  asked one of the world’s leading geroscientists to help me out.

Welcome to FutureBites with Dr. Bruce McCabe, futurist and keynote speaker. In this episode, we're examining the promise of new therapies for human rejuvenation and 'age-reversal' with Jan Vijg, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Genetics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Jan offers one of the most accomplished voices on the subject. When he comments publicly, he does his utmost to stay grounded in the science and the data. The perfect person to cut through to the reality!

Jan was exceptionally generous in taking time out of his schedule to walk me through the complexities of his field. As you will hear, within minutes of shaking hands I also discovered he had a wicked sense of humor and shared a lifelong curiosity about broader trajectories in innovation.

It was a wonderful, brain-expanding conversation as we canvassed nothing less than tinkering with the future of our species!

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