Kristen Fortney
Chief Executive Officer and co-founder at BioAge
Kristen leads BIOAGE in its mission to develop a broad pipeline of therapies that target aging in order to increase healthspan and address chronic diseases. Kristen draws from a deep background in aging research and systems biology to develop BIOAGE’s data-driven approach to identify and target the molecular pathways that drive aging. Kristen received her PhD in Medical Biophysics from the University of Toronto, followed by postdoctoral training at Stanford University where she was a fellow of the Ellison Medical Foundation / American Federation for Aging Research. She has over 10 years of experience developing novel bioinformatics approaches for data-driven investigation into the mechanisms of aging and age-related disease, with 18 published papers spanning computational drug discovery, biomarkers of aging, and the genetics of exceptional human longevity.
Visit website: https://bioagelabs.com/people/kristen.html
See also: 
BIOAGE
- Developing a broad pipeline of therapies to extend human healthspan and lifespan
Details last updated 23-Apr-2020
Kristen Fortney is also referenced in the following:
ARDD 2021 - 8th Aging Research and Drug Discovery Meeting
31-Aug-2021 to 03-Sep-2021
Online event about latest progress in the molecular, cellular and organismal basis of aging organized by University of Copenhagen chaired by Morten Scheibye-Knudsen, Daniela Bakula and Alex Zhavoronkov, and with many speakers.
ARDD 2023 - 10th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting
28-Aug-2023 to 01-Sep-2023
Event about latest progress in the molecular, cellular and organismal basis of aging organized by University of Copenhagen
Global Healthspan Summit 2023
29-Nov-2023 to 30-Nov-2023
Longevity summit organised by Hevolution Foundation (Riyadh,Saudi Arabia)
Hacking your health
BBC Click meets biohackers and companies who believe it will be possible to live on to well beyond 100
Investing in the age of longevity
17-Nov-2022
London event organized by Master Investor bringing longevity scientists and inventors speaking about latest ageing related discoveries and investments
Longevity Leaders World Congress 2022
26-Feb-2022 to 27-Feb-2022
Event for leaders in longevity science, technology, business and finance organized by Longevity Leaders (LSX)
Kristen Fortney News
Longevity Technology speaks to BioAge's CEO about clinical trial progress
Longevity Technology - 06-Jan-2023
Had success in reducing muscle atrophy and discovered novel class of molecules to target cognitive decline
Read more...Humanity Inc app launches initially in UK - determines your rate of ageing
TechCrunch - 04-Aug-2021
Produces personalised tips by comparing phone/wearables data with UK Biobank
Read more...Bioage licenses new drugs to treat ageing and age-related diseases
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 28-Apr-2021
Raised $90M in series C funding - off to a great start initiating three clinical trials
Read more...BioAge's anti-ageing drug to treat Covid-19 enters phase 2 trial
Longevity Technology - 22-Mar-2021
Reverses immune ageing and can prevent death from coronavirus infection in the elderly
Read more...Bioage's lead therapies moved closer to the clinic
Longevity Technology - 03-Dec-2020
Lead therapies of BioAge to treat age related diseases enter phase 2 trials
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