As someone whose career has nothing to do with life extension and who doesn’t have a life sciences degree or experience that would make me a good candidate to work for a biotech company trying to solve aging, I’ve been thinking about other ways I can contribute to this cause.
The question I’ve been asking is what I steps I can take to begin making this career transition or what things I can do part-time to make a significant contribution/impact and accelerate progress.
Of course, one can volunteer for existing organizations, advocate for the importance of this cause when time permits, make donations if finances allow, and slowly begin (re-)learning biology, genetics, etc. But I do wonder if there’s a better answer. This forum is full of smart people, so I want to tap into our collective brain.
How do you answer this question for yourself? Are you doing anything beyond applying the lessons from the field to yourself?"
Personally I’m all for self experimentation, to try and push the envelope of what’s possible, to look again at what is considered dogma, to look for things that may have been overlooked.
I worked for a biotech in Silicon Valley for 2.5yrs. I was the systems administrator. I took the company from 5 to 70 employees and was involved in the planning, rollout and continued support of everything. There are quite a few different areas where somebody without a life sciences degree would fit right in.
What do I do with all of this data having a BS in MIS? I read as much as I can of the papers, look at the charts and graphs and try to make sense of them, and read the summaries. I have a master document for notes and I try and keep up with some of it.
I am interested in rapamycin and other supplements, as well as changing my entire life and slowly I am doing that.
The reason why I have not jumped on the rapamycin wagon so far is that I have an artificial flesh porcine aortic valve. It was installed in late 2017. I do not take rapa or any other anti-rejection meds, and my only worry is that taking rapa becomes an issue if I stop, or at some point down the road have issues with rapa or my valve. You can imagine what an unnecessary mess I would have on my hands if I had to rush to the hospital to get a mechanical valve.
If anyone knows anyone on rapa that has undergone similar procedures please have them weigh in and tell me what they are doing, or not doing.
Hi, I recommend you go to one of the Longevity Biotech camps… you don’t have to be a biologist, they are taking anyone who is passionately interested in longevity. https://www.longbiofellowship.org
