Curing Aging – Bill Andrews on Staying Healthy Indefinitely
Bill discusses the groundbreaking science of ‘telomere biology’ – Bill sees this as the first and only emergent technology that holds the promise of treating and reversing age-related diseases, including aging itself.
The Book ‘Curing Aging’ can be found on Amazon
“Topics discussed include the biological basis for the human aging process, the basic science behind telomeres and telomerase, a history of Dr. Andrews’ discoveries at Sierra Sciences, the most exciting experiments demonstrating the promise of therapies based on telomere length maintenance, and the diseases that could be treated or cured by this technology. Dr. Andrews is the President and CEO of Sierra Sciences, a biotech company focused solely on reversing aging through telomere maintenance. He is one of the principal discoverers of both the RNA and protein components of human telomerase, the enzyme most critical to this technology. He has focused the last 20 years of his career exclusively on addressing the problem of human aging. All profits from the sale of this book go to anti-aging research.”
Biography
Dr. Andrews has worked in the biotech industry for 28 years, focusing the last 15 years on finding ways to extend human lifespan through the intervention of telomere shortening in human cells.
Dr. Andrews earned his Ph.D. in Molecular and Population Genetics at the University of Georgia in 1981. He was a Senior Scientist at Armos Corporation and Codon Corporation, Director of Molecular Biology at Codon and at Geron Corporation, and Director of Technology Development at EOS Biosciences.
While Director of Molecular Biology at Geron Corporation from 1992 to 1997, Dr. Andrews was one of the principal discoverers of both the RNA and protein components of human telomerase and was awarded 2nd place as “National Inventor of the Year” in 1997 for this work. He is presently a named inventor on 35 US issued telomerase patents.
Dr. Andrews is an avid runner and enjoys participating in ultramarathons in his spare time. His ultimate goal is to run a 7 minute mile at the age of 130.
About Sierra Sciences
Sierra Sciences, LLC, a Reno biotech company, is always looking for people experienced in Protein Chemistry, Cellular Biology, Molecular Biology, High-throughput Drug Screening (HTS) and Pharmaceutical Drug Development. We ask that interested people please apply.
Our lab is located in the middle of Northern Nevada’s technology district! With over 10,000 square feet, our lab is a prominent state-of-the-art research center in the area.
Many thanks to Alberto Seveso for the artwork.
From the first time I heard Bill say, “I am just a guy that wants to cure aging” on a People Unlimited video, he had my attention. Now I keep up with whatever I can find that he participates in. This is an awesome page and a great tribute to him.
It was great doing the interview – I find it interesting to track progress in Regenerative Medicine – something many of us hold dear because want to see fruit within our lifetimes. Though from a ‘point of view of the universe’ – a utilitarian position on reducing suffering – regenerative medicine does seem to fit well with this idea. In fact Peter Singer wrote about this himself: http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/the-ethics-of-anti-aging-by-peter-singer