Events & Conferences

Events & conferences

Where our science is convened and presented

The Foundation convenes and speaks at conferences that bring longevity science into direct contact with space medicine, mitochondrial research and biomarker science.

Flagship convening

2021 · Practical Applications of Mitochondria Research for Human Longevity and Space Medicine

A two-day virtual conference bringing mitochondrial research into direct contact with space medicine — the clearest expression of the Foundation’s scientific throughline.

Watch the full conference recording — 2021
9–10 June 2021 · Virtual

Two days, two domains

  • Day 1 · Longevity — 9 June 2021
  • Day 2 · Space — 10 June 2021
Speakers included
  • Dmitry Kaminskiy — Managing Trustee, Biogerontology Research Foundation
  • Dr Arkadi Prokopov — Scientific Advisor, Biogerontology Research Foundation
  • Afshin Beheshti — NASA
  • Dr Sarah Baatout — Head of Radiobiology Unit, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre
Major conferences

Convened and co-hosted

Staying Healthy in Space — 2022

Featuring speakers including Biogerontology Research Foundation Managing Trustee Dmitry Kaminskiy and Scientific Advisor Arkadi Prokopov, alongside:

  • Liz Warren — Senior Program Director, International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory
  • Marc Giulianotti — Sr. Program Director, International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory
  • Jennifer Fogarty — NASA Human Research Program Chief Scientist
  • Marsh Cuttino — ZeroG Flight Surgeon
  • Shawna Pandya — Director of Medical Research, Orbital Assembly Corporation
  • Ilaria Cinelli — Member of the Aerospace Medical Council, Aerospace Medical Association
… and others.

The Future of Space Medicine — 2021

Co-hosted by the Oxford University Aeronautical Society.

Featuring Biogerontology Research Foundation Managing Trustee Dmitry Kaminskiy, alongside speakers from:

  • Centre of Human & Aerospace Physiological Sciences
  • Rice University
  • University of Nottingham
  • Birkbeck, University of London
Biomarker science

Biomarkers of Human Longevity — 2021

Biomarkers of Human Longevity: State of the Market and Diversity of Practical Applications — 2021

Biomarkers of Human Longevity: State of the Market & Diversity of Practical Applications — 2021

Conference · 19–20 October 2021 · 5 PM BST
Symposia & forums

Further events featuring the Foundation

The Second Symposium: Big Data Science in Medicine — 2014

The Second Symposium: Big Data Science in Medicine — 2014

8 December · Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

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Big Data Science in Medicine — 21st Century Medicine Forum — 2014

Big Data Science in Medicine — 21st Century Medicine Forum — 2014

13 September · Martin Wood Lecture Theatre, Oxford

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The Future of Biotech Enterprise — 2015

The Future of Biotech Enterprise — 2015

Queen’s Lecture Theatre, Emmanuel College, Cambridge

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