Dr Aubery De Grey PhD
Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, England

The central goal of Dr. Aubrey de Grey's biogerontology work is to expedite the development of a true cure for human aging. In Dr. de Grey's view, the main obstacle to developing such technology is the position of biogerontology at the boundary between basic science and medicine. He submits that the fundamental knowledge necessary to develop truly effective anti-aging medicine mostly exists, but the goal-directed frame of mind that is best suited to turning research findings into tools is very different from the curiosity-driven ethos that generated those findings in the first place. As a result, Dr. de Grey attempts to bridge this knowledge gap in three main ways: by conducting basic biogerontology research, he identifies and promotes specific technological approaches to the reversal (not merely the prevention) of various aspects of aging, and he argues in a wide range of fora (extending well beyond biologists) for the adoption of a more proactive approach to extending the healthy human lifespan sooner rather than later.

Progress in funding anti-aging research