Advisory Board
George Church is Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and Director of PersonalGenomes.org, which provides the world's only open-access information on human Genomic, Environmental & Trait data (GET). His 1984 Harvard PhD included the first methods for direct genome sequencing, molecular multiplexing & barcoding. These led to the first genome sequence (pathogen, Helicobacter pylori) in 1994 . His innovations have contributed to nearly all "next generation" genome sequencing methods and companies (CGI, Life, Illumina, nanopore). This plus chip-based DNA synthesis and stem cell engineering resulted in founding additional application-based companies spanning fields of medical diagnostics ( Knome, Alacris, AbVitro, Pathogenica ) & synthetic biology / therapeutics ( Joule, Gen9, Editas, Egenesis, enEvolv, WarpDrive ).
He has also pioneered new privacy, bio-safety , environmental & bio-security policies. He is director of NIH Center for Excellence in Genomic Science. His honors include election to NAS & NAE & Franklin Bower Laureate for Achievement in Science. He has coauthored 370 papers, 60 patents & one book (Regenesis).
John Schloendorn, PhD founded Gene And Cell Technologies in 2013 and serves as its Chief Exectuive Officer. Prior to founding Gene And Cell Technologies, John was the CEO of ImmunePath, a venture-backed regenerative medicine startup. At ImmunePath, John oversaw the development of immune cell therapies from embryonic stem cells from 2009 to 2012. Even though ImmunePath finished with positive pre-clinical results, it was ultimately unable to raise enough money for a clinical trial and closed its doors in 2012. John also served as the Director of SENS Foundation’s intramural Research Center from 2006 to 2009, where he oversaw the development of enzyme therapies for age-related storage diseases and a variety of other projects through the pre-clinical stages. A native of Germany, John holds a Green Card under the National Interest Waiver, a program designed to retain technology leaders considered of national interest to the USA. At his young age of 34, he is author of several pubmed-indexed publications and inventor on several active patent applications.
Dr. Bill Andrews PhD is the President and CEO of Sierra Sciences. As a scientist, athlete and executive, he continually pushes the envelope and challenges convention. He has been featured in Popular Science, The Today Show and numerous documentaries on the topic of life extension.
In his 32 year biotech career, he has focused the last 20 years on finding ways to extend the human lifespan and healthspan through telomere maintenance. As one of the principal discoverers of both the RNA and protein components of human telomerase, Dr. Andrews was awarded 2nd place as “National Inventor of the Year” in 1997. He earned his Ph.D. in Molecular and Population Genetics at the University of Georgia in 1981. He has served as Senior Scientist at Armos Corporation and Codon Corporation, Director of Molecular Biology at Berlex Biosciences and at Geron Corporation, and Director of Technology Development at EOS Biosciences. He is also a named inventor on 45 US issued patents on telomerase and author of numerous scientific research studies published in peer reviewed scientific journals.
Bill is also an avid ultramarathon runner. At the age of 61, he regularly competes in 100k and 100+ mile runs often finishing at the top of his age group. These grueling races have taken him all over the world to race in some of the most extreme environments, from Death Valley to the Himalayas.
Aubrey de Grey, PhD. Chief Science Officer and Co-founder of SENS is the biomedical gerontologist who researched the idea for and founded SENS Research Foundation. He received his BA in Computer Science and Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Cambridge in 1985 and 2000, respectively. Dr. de Grey is Editor-in-Chief of Rejuvenation Research, is a Fellow of both the Gerontological Society of America and the American Aging Association, and sits on the editorial and scientific advisory boards of numerous journals and organizations.
Hernando Ramirez Llinas is a Biotechnology and Nanotechnology expert. He is also a Systems and Computer Engineer (Computer Science), University of Los Andes. He has done work and in-depth research in Molecular Biology, Artificial Intelligence, Nanotechnology, Bioengineering and Cryonics. BioViva is honored to have him on the team.
Currently contained in the Silver Edition of the book "Who's Who in the World". Chosen to appear in the book "2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century". Nominated for "International Engineer of the Year 2008" by IBC in Cambridge, England. Co-founder of the Colombia-Purdue Institute for Advanced Scientific Research. Mr Llinas worked as a Professor for 20 years. He was selected by EU4M-Consortium of European Union as professor in Erasmus Mundus, Mechatronics & Micromechatronics Master. He has been interviewed by History Channel. Multiple TV and newspaper interviews. Member of 17 Scientific & Research Societies He has been a lecturer in more than 50 seminars in different countries Hernando is working with BioViva to explore opportunities in Colombia and Latin America.
