Fellow life extension advocates,<br><br>This event (<b>Aging: The Disease, The Cure, The Implications</b>, or <b>Aging 2008</b> for short) a coming up in about a month. June 27th, UCLA, Royce Hall, 4-8PM, dinner after for an additional $30. Host is the Methuselah Foundation. 8 great speakers, including Aubrey, William Haseltine, Bruce Ames, Greg Stock, and others. Be there if you can, blog about it if you can't. The event is free but registration (<a href="http://www.mfoundation.org/ADCI">http://www.mfoundation.org/ADCI</a>) is required. This is the chance for life extension advocates to make a huge splash in California, the absolute hub of regenerative medicine research, whose greatest application will be to slow and eventually reverse the diseases of aging. <br>
<br>Press release is below. "Things you can do to help" page is here: <a href="http://www.mfoundation.org/ADCI/volunteer/">http://www.mfoundation.org/ADCI/volunteer/</a>.<br><br>Anyone who blogs about this gets a link on the event blogroll at <a href="http://www.mfoundation.org/ADCI/blogcoverage/">http://www.mfoundation.org/ADCI/blogcoverage/</a>. Just email Aubrey (his email address is at the bottom of the page) and he'll make sure it gets up.<br>
<br>Royce Hall has a capacity of 1800. If we come anywhere close to filling it, it will create a great impression in the eyes of local and national media!<br><br>Press release link:<br><a href="http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=858359">http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=858359</a><br>
<br><p><strong>Methuselah Foundation Announces Aging 2008 at UCLA</strong></p>
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<p>LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire - May 19, 2008) - On <strong>Friday, June 27th</strong>, leading scientists and thinkers in stem cell research and regenerative medicine will gather in Los Angeles at UCLA for <strong><a href="http://www.mfoundation.org/ADCI/">Aging 2008</a></strong> to explain how their work can combat human aging, and the sociological implications of developing rejuvenation therapies.</p>
<p><strong>Aging 2008</strong> is <strong>free</strong>, with advance registration required at <a href="http://www.mfoundation.org/Aging2008/">http://www.mfoundation.org/Aging2008/</a>.</p>
<p>Dr. Aubrey de Grey, chairman and chief science officer of the
Methuselah Foundation, said, "Our organization has raised over $10
million to crack open the logjams in longevity science. With the
two-armed strategy of direct investments into key research projects,
and a competitive prize to spur on competing scientists' race to break
rejuvenation and longevity records in lab mice, the Foundation is
actively accelerating the drive toward a future free of age-related
degeneration." The Methuselah Foundation has been covered by "60
Minutes," Popular Science, The Wall Street Journal, and other
top-flight media outlets.</p>
<p>The State of California is a frontrunner in regenerative medicine
and stem cell research. On November 2, 2004, more than seven million
Californians voted to pass Proposition 71, establishing the California
Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and allocating $3 billion over ten
years to fund stem cell research. Proposition 71 was a rare instance of
voters directly authorizing funding for scientific research.</p>
<p>The speakers at <strong>Aging 2008</strong> will argue that the
near-term consequences of intense research into regenerative medicine
could be the development of therapies that extend healthy human life by
decades, even if the therapies are applied in middle age. Peter Thiel,
president of Clarium Capital, initial investor in Facebook, and lead
sponsor of Aging 2008, said, "The time has come to challenge the
inevitability of aging. This forum will provide an excellent
opportunity to look at the scientific barriers that must be overcome to
substantially extend healthy human life, as well as the sociological
implications of doing so."</p>
<p>Aging 2008 also serves as the free opening session for the
technically focused Understanding Aging Conference, which will run at
UCLA on June 28th and 29th.</p>
<p><strong>What:</strong> Aging: The Disease, The Cure, The Implications, hosted by Methuselah Foundation</p>
<p><strong>When:</strong> Friday, June 27, 2008, Drinks 4pm, Presentations 5pm, Dinner 8pm</p>
<p><strong>Where:</strong> Royce Hall, 405 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024</p>
<p><strong>Who:</strong><br>
* Dr. Bruce Ames, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UC<br>
Berkeley<br>
* G. Steven Burrill, Chairman of Pharmasset and Chairman of Campaign for<br>
Medical Research<br>
* Dr. Aubrey de Grey, Chairman and CSO of Methuselah Foundation and author<br>
of Ending Aging<br>
* Dr. William Haseltine, Chairman of Haseltine Global Health<br>
* Daniel Perry, Executive Director of Alliance for Aging Research<br>
* Bernard Siegel, Executive Director of Genetics Policy Institute<br>
* Dr. Gregory Stock, Director of Program on Medicine, Technology & Society<br>
at UCLA School of Medicine<br>
* Dr. Michael West, CEO of BioTime and Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering<br>
at UC Berkeley</p>
<p><strong>About Methuselah Foundation</strong></p>
<p>The Methuselah Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
dedicated to extending the healthy human lifespan. Founded in 2002 by
entrepreneur David Gobel and gerontologist Dr. Aubrey de Grey, the
Methuselah Foundation funds two major projects: The Mprize, a
multimillion dollar research prize, and SENS, a detailed engineering
plan to repair aging-related damage. Learn more at <a href="http://mfoundation.org/">http://mfoundation.org</a>. </p>
<p><strong>Media Contact</strong>: Maria Entraigues, 310-242-3660, <a href="mailto:maria@mfoundation.org">maria@mfoundation.org</a></p>-- <br>Michael Anissimov