Session 12: Bottlenecks to Progress & What You Can Do

This session concludes the Longevity Zero to One course. We systematically go over important bottlenecks in longevity and discuss promising paths to unblock them.

Topics:

• Lack of good models and biomarkers
• Lack of funding
• Piecemeal science
• Hype/herd mentality
• Primitive tools
• Personnel
• Cultural aversion
• Institutional misalignment
• Lack of career / educational paths
• Lack of public databases
• Siloes
• Lack of data standards
• Lack of regulatory paths

About the course

Longevity Zero to One is a course designed to get you from zero biology to a general understanding of the intervention landscape and bottlenecks to progress. We emphasize on helping participants apply their existing skillsets to high-impact areas in longevity.

Attending all sessions is highly recommended.

If you don’t have a biology background, we strongly advise attending the 1st session (General Biology) and 2nd session (Aging Biology). If you do have a background in biology, feel free to skip the 1st session!