@channel This is a reminder about the *R42 Longevity Series* lecture on *Wednesday, April 13*.
*Time:* 10am-12pm PDT
*Topic:* Getting Rid of Zombie Cells to Stay Young and Healthy
*Lecturer*: Dr. Marco Quarta, Rubedo Life Sciences _(R42 portfolio company)_
*About Dr. Marco Quarta:* Marco leads Rubedo Life Sciences driving its mission to develop treatments for age-related diseases and extend healthspan. As a scientist, he earned a Masters degree in Biotechnology, a PhD in Neuroscience, and post-doctoral training in Aging, Stem Cells Biology, and Regenerative Medicine in the leading lab of his mentor Prof. Thomas Rando at Stanford University School of Medicine. He then directed at Stanford/VA Hospital Palo Alto a research team focused on translational medical research in the fields of aging and regenerative medicine. He is backed by over 20 years of research with an extensive track record of scientific publications in top tier journals (such as Nature, Science, Nature Biotechnology, Cell Stem Cell). He is an inventor on U.S. patents. As an entrepreneur, Marco first started as a PhD student, when he co-founded the international biotech umbrella organization Young European Biotech Network (YEBN) focused on international academic and industrial policies and project development. He later joined the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB) as an executive board member along with major players from academic and biotech/pharma industry, such as Roche, Novartis and Novo Nordisk. Quarta founded the biotech companies “WetWare Concepts” in Europe, where he served as CEO and Executive President, and “Turn Biotechnologies” in California, where he served as CSO and Director. Quarta sits on the advisory board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) – Calpoly program in regenerative medicine, and in the advisory and research boards at the Center for Healthcare Innovation (CHI). He is a member of the Paul F Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging Studies at Stanford University.
*Format:* Lecture by Dr. Marco Quarta, Rubedo Life Sciences, Q&A moderated by Dr. Ronjon Nag and Anastasiya Giarletta (), Breakout Rooms
*Zoom Details* (register in advance for this meeting):
We look forward to hopefully seeing you there! :tada:
*Time:* 10am-12pm PDT
*Topic:* Getting Rid of Zombie Cells to Stay Young and Healthy
*Lecturer*: Dr. Marco Quarta, Rubedo Life Sciences _(R42 portfolio company)_
*About Dr. Marco Quarta:* Marco leads Rubedo Life Sciences driving its mission to develop treatments for age-related diseases and extend healthspan. As a scientist, he earned a Masters degree in Biotechnology, a PhD in Neuroscience, and post-doctoral training in Aging, Stem Cells Biology, and Regenerative Medicine in the leading lab of his mentor Prof. Thomas Rando at Stanford University School of Medicine. He then directed at Stanford/VA Hospital Palo Alto a research team focused on translational medical research in the fields of aging and regenerative medicine. He is backed by over 20 years of research with an extensive track record of scientific publications in top tier journals (such as Nature, Science, Nature Biotechnology, Cell Stem Cell). He is an inventor on U.S. patents. As an entrepreneur, Marco first started as a PhD student, when he co-founded the international biotech umbrella organization Young European Biotech Network (YEBN) focused on international academic and industrial policies and project development. He later joined the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB) as an executive board member along with major players from academic and biotech/pharma industry, such as Roche, Novartis and Novo Nordisk. Quarta founded the biotech companies “WetWare Concepts” in Europe, where he served as CEO and Executive President, and “Turn Biotechnologies” in California, where he served as CSO and Director. Quarta sits on the advisory board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) – Calpoly program in regenerative medicine, and in the advisory and research boards at the Center for Healthcare Innovation (CHI). He is a member of the Paul F Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging Studies at Stanford University.
*Format:* Lecture by Dr. Marco Quarta, Rubedo Life Sciences, Q&A moderated by Dr. Ronjon Nag and Anastasiya Giarletta (), Breakout Rooms
*Zoom Details* (register in advance for this meeting):
We look forward to hopefully seeing you there! :tada:
