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DAO Working Groups
Longevity Dealflow
Purpose
The Longevity Dealflow working group identifies and assesses longevity projects and assets aligned with the VitaDAO community objectives. Members of the Longevity WG recruit academic researchers while proposing, evaluating, and monitoring prospective projects for funding.
Community & Awareness
Purpose
The Community & Awareness working group focuses on elevating the profile of VitaDAO through various mediums to ensure sustainable community growth. Members of the Community & Awareness create strategies and content to expose VitaDAO to all interested parties, particularly to web3 and longevity communities.
Coordination
Purpose
The Coordination working group supports the planning, execution, and monitoring of the VitaDAO community's ongoing activities. Members of the Coordination WG oversee milestone timelines, find efficiencies, and incentivize operationally relevant tasks. The Coordination WG includes the following squads: tech, legal, governance & tokenomics.
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Contributors & Advisors
Laurence Ion
Entrepreneur, longevity advocate and investor.
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Todd White
Longevity enthusiast, operations lead and former tech exec, computer scientist.
Tim Peterson
Faculty member at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and co-founder of Healthspan Technologies and BIOIO
Alex Dobrin
Entrepreneur, Growth Hacker, Investor, and Longevity advocate
Tyler Golato
Co-founder of Molecule, biochemist and molecular biologist focused on experimental therapeutics and ageing.
Vincent Weisser
Product & Software. On Deck Longevity Fellow. Prev: dex.blue co-founder.
Paul Kohlhaas
Co-founder of Molecule, economist, web3 architect and founder with a long history in the space.
Max Unfried
Longevity Scientist & AI Engineer who is committed to enhancing humans and advancing civilization
Michael Baran
Michael Baran, MBA, PHD is Executive Director, WRDM and Partner at Pfizer Ventures
Maria Marinova
Biomedical scientist in biology of aging and reproductive longevity, VitaDAO and AthenaDAO core member
Eleanor Davies
Longevity enthusiast. DeSci operator with a background in fund ops and consulting in healthcare and biotech policy and regulation
Paolo Binetti
Program manager and business developer with twenty-year experience, On Deck Longevity Biotech fellow, investor.
Alex Miloski
Web3 investor and longevity enthusiast
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Cat-Thu Nguyen-Huu
Product, Software, Operations Swiss Army knife.
Si Maclennan
Branding, communications and graphic design expert partnering with builders to create memorable customer experiences and valued identities.
Jesse Hudson
Attorney/anthropologist with 10+ years advising startups in web2, web3, and life sciences
Rhys Anderson
Cell Biologist at King's College London. Longevity Impetus Grant awardee
Keith Comito
President of longevity advocacy organization LEAF / Lifespan.io, longevityplan.com Co-founder, Inventor, and Disney R&D technology lead
Eli Mohamad
Longevity and AI entrepreneur, EIR, building the future today.
David M. Wilson III
Professor of Neurosciences, Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), formerly at the National Institute on Aging
Victoria Padure
Victoria is an illustrator and graphic designer passionate about science and longevity. With her artwork, she hopes to bring more awareness around these fields and see them thriving
Morten Scheibye-Knudsen
Laboratory founder and leading longevity scientist.
Ryan Spangler
Biomedical scientist and operator with a background in neurodegeneration and aging. Currently Ops at ImmuneAge Bio.
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Chris Byrnes
Chris is a registered patent attorney at Calyx Law, General Counsel at Copyleft Cultivars, and adjunct professor at IE University. At VitaDAO, he helps to create and engineer frameworks for IP-NFTs (e.g., FRENS) and IP licensing.
Dr. Jocelynn Pearl
Senior scientist, podcaster, and co-founder of UltraRare
Sarah Friday
MD Candidate at Wake Forest School of Medicine. Co-author of VitaDAO's monthly newsletter.
Niklas Rindtorff
Physician Scientist at the German Cancer Research Center, Co-founder of labDAO
Theodor Beutel
Consultant for organizational technologies and DAO enthusiast
Schmackofant
Interface designer and web developer with more than 15 years of experience in working on web applications
Daniel Anomfueme
Ops @ VitaDAO. Technical Project Manager at Varscon. About 4 years experience in Community Building.
Estéfano Pinilla
Researcher in cardiovascular pharmacology, investigating ways to protect the aging vasculature and kidneys. Interested in longevity and translational science
Lea Degen
Interested in how to better unlock human potential, in the context of governance, institution building, civic tech, and metascience. Studying Economics and Philosophy. Hosting Frontiers Podcast.
Zack West
Digital marketing & design specialist with a background in web and application development, 3d design and rendering, technical writing, and small business entrepreneurship.
Tuan Dinh
Co-Founder and Chief Data Science Officer at Cogitativo Inc., have been working on the intersection of AI/ML/Data Science and healthcare/drug discovery/development for the past 20 years.
Eleanor Sheekey
Longevity YouTuber and PhD student researching cellular senescence at Cambridge, UK
Johannes Weniger
Self-taught Software Engineer, passionate about the automation of business processes. M.Sc. International Management.
Viktor Korolchuk
Reader in Molecular Cell Biology at Newcastle University
Vera Gorbunova
Professor of Biology at University of Rochester and Co-director, Rochester Aging Research Center
Diane Seimetz
Entrepreneur, Board Member, Leading drug development & regulatory expert
Marco Quarta
Co-Founder & CEO at Rubedo Life Sciences
Jean M. Herbert
Neurogeneticist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Vittorio Sebastiano
Associate Professor of Reproductive and Stem Cell Biology at Stanford
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