SPEAKERS 2024

Alvaro Pascual-Leone

  Alvaro Pascual-Leone, M.D., Ph.D., is professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, and director of the Berenson-Allen Center for

STEVE HORVATH

Biogerontologist and principal investigator at Altos Labs. Recently, he has presented a universal clock that applies to all mammals. Biogerontologist

ANA MARÍA CUERVO

Molecular biologist. She holds the Robert and Renee Belfer Chair for the study of neurodegenerative diseases at the Albert Einstein

TOREN FINKEL

PhD at Harvard Medical School. Director of the Institute on Aging and Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the University of

MERCEDES AYUSO

Professor of Actuarial Statistics at the University of Barcelona. Main lines of research: longevity and dependency risk analysis, economics of

DAVID GARRIDO

Director of Innovation in Biomedical Assessment in the Health Area of the Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia (IBV). José David

JAMES NELSON

Professor of Cellular and Integrative Physiology and the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at UT Health San Antonio.

JOSÉ SEMPERE

First Professor of Immunology in the Valencian Community, he chairs the Valencian Society of Immunology (SVI). José Miguel Sempere Ortells,

JOSÉ VIÑA

Professor of Physiology at the University of Valencia. He leads the FRESHAGE group working on healthy ageing, exercise and Alzheimer’s

SALVADOR MACIP

Professor of Molecular Medicine at the University of Leicester (UK) and at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Spain). Salvador Macip

FILIPE BARATA

Senior researcher at ETH Zurich and senior director of AI and digital biomarker research at the Centre for Digital Health

ENRIQUE SAMPER

Business and Innovation Director at Life Length SL (Madrid), a leading company in telomerase and telomere diagnostics. Enrique Samper Rodríguez

STEPHEN HARRIGE

Founder and Director of the Centre for Human and Applied Physiological Sciences at King’s College London. Stephen Harridge is Professor

MARI CARMEN ÁLVAREZ

CEO of Tetraneuron, where she leads the development of innovative gene therapies for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. Mari

VICENTE MERA

Head of internal medicine, genomics and anti-ageing at SHA Wellness Clinic, a comprehensive and integrative health project. Vicente Mera, awarded

MANUEL PÉREZ

PhD in Biology and Professor of Genetics at the University of Valencia. Manuel Pérez Alonso holds a PhD in Biology

MIGUEL ÁNGEL COBOS

Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Complutense University of Madrid Leading cardiologist with a long career in research and

Liz Parrish

Founder and CEO of BioViva Sciences USA Inc Elizabeth (Liz) Parrish MBA, is the Founder and CEO of BioViva Sciences

Ángel Alberich

CEO and co-founder of Quibim Ángel Alberich is CEO and co-founder of Quibim, a global company specialized in the design

Antonio Urbano

Clinical geneticist and technical director of Nuuma Genetics. Antonio Urbano is a clinical geneticist and technical director of Nuuma Genetics,

Debora Nuevo

Head of the Longevity and Microbiota Unit at Olympia del Grupo Quirónsalud. Debora Nuevo is head of the Longevity and

Ricardo Ramos

Director of Institute IMDEA Alimentación. Ricardo Ramos is the Director of Institute IMDEA Alimentación, specialized in Precision Nutrition and Health,

Bryan Jonhson

Founder and CEO of Blueprint. Bryan Jonhson is founder and CEO of Blueprint, a project that has achieved metabolic health

PREVIOUS EDITIONS SPEAKERS

José Ignacio Cuende

Doctor of Medicine. Specialist in Internal Medicine. Cardiovascular Risk Consultation. Internal Medicine Service. Palencia University Welfare Complex

Silvia Forcano

Vice-president of the Valencian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology. She currently works in a Hospital at Home Unit.

Ángel Barco

His team investigates the role of activity-driven gene expression and chromatin modifications in neuronal plasticity, learning and memory.

Pura Muñoz

The main objective of her researching group is to understand the mechanisms regulating stem cell homeostasis and regenerative functions.

Mirka Uhlirova

Leader of the Uhlirova Lab, that studies stress resilience and ageing in Drosophila intestine.

Vicente Andrés

PhD in Biology from Universidad de Barcelona. Postdoctoral research in Harvard University and Tufts University.

Fabio García Castro

Telecommunications Engineer from the Polytechnics University of Valencia (UPV). He works in the field of radiological image processing and analysis.

Mercedes Sanchis Almenara

PhD in industrial engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Working now at the Biomechanics Institute of Valencia.

María Trinidad Herrero Ezquerro

Professor of Human Anatomy at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Murcia. Director of the Official Aging Research Institute of Murcia.

Jay Sarkar

Dr. Jay Sarkar is a Co-Founder for Turn Biotechnologies, a Stanford-born biotechnology company focused on multifaceted age-reversal via epigenetic reprogramming.

Elena Oliete

Doctor specialising in Family and Community Healthcare. PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Valencia.

Maria Entraigues Abramson

Entraigues Abramson has been part of SRF since its founding days (2009) and before that, part of Methuselah Foundation (co-founded by Dave Gobel and Dr. Aubrey de Grey).

José María Labeaga

He is Professor of the Foundations of Economic Analysis at the UNED, where he was Director of the International PhD School and where he currently coordinates the Doctoral Programme in Economics and Business.

Bruno Vellas

Chair of the Gerontopole & Department of Geriatric Internal Medicine at the Toulouse University Hospital and member of INSERM UMR 1027, as well as chair of the WHO Collaborating Center for Frailty, Clinical Research and Geriatric Training.

Pedro Almaida

Researcher in the Chronobiology Group of the University of Murcia on a project to understand the mechanisms associated with the ageing of the circadian system of vertebrate models.

Carlos F. Sánchez-Ferrer

He leads a UAM and IdiPAZ research group named with the acronym FARMAVASM, dedicated to the study of the mechanisms that produce deterioration of the vascular function in pathological conditions.

Marc Ramis

He is a co-founder and CEO at Senolytic Therapeutics Inc., a pharmaceutical company that develops a novel class of medicines by targeting senescence cells. He is also supporting investments and strategic partnerships at Life Biosciences Inc. in Europe.

Manuel Serrano

Manuel Serrano obtained his PhD in 1991, from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. From 1991 to 1996, Serrano worked in the team of David Beach in Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY. During this period, Serrano made his most important discovery with the identification and characterization of the gene p16.

Manuel Collado

Manuel Collado holds a PhD in Biology from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Having previously worked in London, New York and at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) in Madrid, he is currently at the Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS).

Consuelo Borrás

In 2003 she received a European PhD degree from the Department of Physiology of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Valencia.

Mari Carmen Gómez Cabrera

Mari Carmen Gómez Cabrera gained her doctorate from the Department of Physiology of the University of Valencia in 2004 and received a thesis award.

José Viña

Born in 1953, José Viña is Professor of Physiology at the University of Valencia. He obtained his PhD at Valencia University in 1976 and has honoris causa doctorates from the University of Rennes (France) and the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina).

María Blasco Marhuenda

PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Ramón y Cajal National Award for Research, European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Gold Medal for best European researcher under the age of 40.

Manuel Perez Alonso

PhD in Biology and Professor of Genetics at the University of Valencia. Communicator and scientist-entrepreneur with projects such as Sistemas Genómicos (Genomic Systems), Valentia BioPharma and Genomic Medicine Institute.

Manuel Corpas

Graduated in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Navarra, Manuel Corpas has worked at the National Institute of Bioinformatics and the Sanger Institute of genome analysis.