Longevity
Aubrey de Grey
Biogerontologist, LEV Foundation President and Chief Science Officer
Aubrey de Grey reframed aging from an inevitable process into an engineering problem with identifiable solutions. His SENS framework categorizes the seven types of cellular damage that accumulate with age and proposes specific interventions for each. De Grey introduced the concept of longevity escape velocity: the point at which life extension technologies advance faster than we age. He argues that the first person to live to 1,000 may already be alive today. His work legitimized longevity research when the scientific establishment dismissed it as quackery. Whether his timeline estimates prove accurate, de Grey shifted the conversation from "can we extend life?" to "how soon?"
Key contributions
- Developed the SENS framework for combating aging
- Introduced the concept of longevity escape velocity
- Co-founded SENS Research Foundation
- Author of "Ending Aging"
Quotes (1)
“The first person to live to 1,000 might be 60 already.”
2004