SENS Research Foundation Videos, First SENS6 Videos
The SENS Research Foundation funds and coordinates much-needed research into the foundation biotechnologies for human rejuvenation, as well as advocacy programs to encourage greater funding and progress in areas of longevity science that are presently neglected. This, sadly, is most of the list beyond cancer and stem cell medicine.
Among their many other activities, the Foundation staff are engaged in building a video library that will in time include a full lecture course from noted researchers aimed at students and young scientists, profiles of researchers and postgraduate interns working on rejuvenation biotechnology, and records of the SENS conference series at which new advances are presented in fields of research relevant to engineering greater human longevity.
The SENS6 conference was held last month, and some of the first few presentation videos are being posted to the SENS Research Foundation YouTube channel. Here, for example, is the keynote from George Church:
In the SENS6 Conference's keynote address, Harvard University's Dr. George Church describes recent advances in genomics and in the reading, writing, and interpretation of -omes fields. He also discusses PersonalGenomes.org, his initiative to glean new medical insights by gathering data on the genotypes, microbiomes, environments, traits, and stem cells of participants. He proceeds to cover various methods of improving RNA sequencing to gather data on transcriptomes, then provides additional detail on engineering therapeutics for individual patients. Before concluding, Dr. Church discusses protective alleles and offers a broad overview of genomic engineering strategies. In particular, he notes the considerable promise the CRISPR approach holds for the field.