We all know it, even if we try our best not to dwell on it: one day, we will age and eventually die. Or will we?

Sara engages in a conversation with Sebastian Brunemeier to explore the potential reversal of aging and the prospect of avoiding death.

Sebastian Brunemeier is a General Partner at Healthspan Capital, a venture fund focused on longevity biotech and regenerative medicine. He is also CEO of ImmuneAGE Bio, a drug discovery platform for immune system rejuvenation. He was previously co-founder and CIO at Cambrian Biopharma, one of the largest longbio companies, Founder and COO of Samsara Therapeutics, a clinical-stage autophagy drug discovery company in Oxford UK, and Principal at Apollo Health Ventures, the largest aging-focused venture fund with 200M under management. He was a Fulbright Scholar on telomere biology, holds a master's degree in molecular neuroscience and biotech business management from the University of Amsterdam, and was in the PhD program on the biochemistry of aging at Oxford as a Clarendon scholar before dropping out to launch Cambrian. He is an advisor to several companies including VitaDAO, the longevity DAO

00:00 Introduction

01:35 Understanding the connection between aging and mortality

07:26 The pursuit of biological immortality

11:24 Strategies for prolonging life

15:45 Promising areas of research in the field of longevity

24:10 Exploring autophagy during fasting

26:03 Sebastian's personal longevity regimen

28:05 Overrated and underrated aspects of longevity research

32:29 Gender disparities in longevity studies

35:17 Contributing to longevity research efforts

37:28 Web3 and its intersection with biotech

42:00 Should we truly extend human lifespan? Examining the downsides and longevity dividends

48:39 The Vitalism movement

54:00 Societal transformations in a world without aging

01:02:03 The impact of an extended lifespan on birth rates

👉 CHECK OUT HEALTHSPAN CAPITAL: https://www.healthspancapital.vc/

📚 OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Samsara Therapeutics: https://www.samsaratherapeutics.com/

Bryan Johnson blueprint: https://blueprint.bryanjohnson.co/

Altos Labs: https://altoslabs.com/

Calico Labs: https://www.calicolabs.com/

VitaDAO: https://www.vitadao.com/

Zuzalu: https://zuzalu.city/

The Network State: https://thenetworkstate.com/

Niklas Anzinger’s “Stranded Technologies Podcast”: https://rss.com/podcasts/stranded-technologies-podcast/

The Longevity Dividend: https://amzn.to/3ppkuIf

Vitalism: https://www.vitalism.io/

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