Kevin Perrott: Longevity, Aubrey De Grey, Michael Levin, OpenCures, Multi Omic Data, AI, ML – 151

January 17, 2023

Kevin Perrott’s thesis on aging and its impact on the organization Open Cures. The episode also delves into the use of multi-omic data and the importance of biobank donations and giving blood. The conversation touches on the potential for colleges and students to be a focus for Open Cures and highlights bottlenecks that the organization currently faces. The episode also covers the topic of how many people Open Cures needs for their biobank and the use of platforms like Kickstarter and lifespan.io to show people where their money is going. Additionally, the episode explores the application of AI and machine learning in Open Cures, the benefits of open-source in biotech, and the possibility of Open Cures making money through longevity research. The episode also touches on the importance of data collection, current research in longevity, and the work of various scientists and researchers in the field. The episode ends with information about internship opportunities at Open Cures and tips for optimizing longevity through exercise, diet, and supplements.

Kevin Perrott’s links

https://www.opencures.org/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinperrott/


PODCAST INFO:

The Learning With Lowell show is a series for the everyday mammal. In this show we’ll learn about leadership, science, and people building their change into the world. The goal is to dig deeply into people who most of us wouldn’t normally ever get to hear. The Host of the show – Lowell Thompson- is a lifelong autodidact, serial problem solver, and founder of startups.

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Timestamps

00:00 start/intro

00:40 Kevin Perrott‘s Thesis on aging

02:12 Thesis impacting Open Cures

05:22 Multi Omic data

22:03 Biobank donations and giving blood

26:30 Colleges and students as a place to focus on

31:45 Bottlenecks for OC

35:50 How many people does opencures need for their biobank

39:55 Discussion on showing people where money goes and how it’s used, kickstarters, lifespan.io,etc

41:48 ML /AI applied in  OC

46:30 Open source in biotech

50:35 Open cures, making money, longevity fast

53:15 VCs, sharing data, competition, pooling data

55:30 Data to collect, what is needed, 

1:00:00 Research or testing currently going on in longevity, altos labs, yamanaka factors, Conboy lab

1:03:50 Aubrey de Grey 15 years, 50% Longevity escape velocity

1:06:15 animal studies to prevent adverse effects, low hanging fruit now

1:08:40 Harold Katcher’s work

1:09:48 michael levin, regeneration, bioelectricity, axolotls

1:12:40 Michael Levin Frog generated eye that sees

1:13:38 michael Levin bioelectricity and cancers

1:16:38 Michael Levin, axolotl, regeneration, getting hand back vs cyborg, and replicating consciousness

1:20:12 The prestige movie, who dies and who lives during consciousness upload and does it matter

1:24:22 Internship opportunities at Open Cures

1:25:20 Medical mushrooms – cordyceps and lion’s mains

1:27:15 David sinclair quote, ways to optimize today to improve longevity – exercise, diet, supplements

1:31:01 Difficulty in eliminating sugar, rapamycin and lack of funding for research from NIA

1:40:30 rapamycin dosage, affectiveness, agelessrx, metformin

1:43:00 books and movies

1:47:50 Ways people help Kevin and Open cures

1:49:17 Types of programers he is looking for

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