LongeCity Newsletter
Caliban
NEWS
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LongeCity continues its proud tradition to support small-scale, high-impact life extension research. This round, in honor of the pioneer Robert Ettinger recently placed in cryostasis, we were looking to support a project dealing with cryopreservation, cryobiology, biostasis or a related topic.
After a call for proposals, out of several good submissions, the Board, in consultation with knowledgeable peer reviewers drew up a shortlist of two finalists, and the final selection was left to ImmInst Members in a referendum.
The winning project has now been selected:"Uncovering the mechanisms of cryoprotectant toxicity" by Joao Pedro de Magalhaes and Soren Stirling, University of Liverpool, UK
We are raising funds in support of this project UNTIL MARCH 1st 2012.
In the portfolio of life extension research efforts, cryopreservation is a field that is very poorly funded. This is precisely where even a small community like LongeCity can make a real impact.
Please consider making a donation, however small, and please spread the word as widely as possible to other potential donors. Every cent will donated will be matched by LongeCity up to an amount of $6000.
As a SPECIAL BONUS: if, together, we manage to support the project at least to a level where it can commence (~$10.000 = 5K from public donations) by the deadline then LongeCity will also support the runner-up project proposed by Ben Best, Aschwin & Chana deWolf to study the effect of blood washout and vitrification perfusion in a small animal mode, with a seed funding contribution of $1500l!!
>> Cryopreservation
Fundraiser
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LongeCity
Interviews 2012
Our
famous podcast is set to resume in 2012. In time, experienced
broadcaster 'Mind' has interviewed a veritable list of guests, from
internationally known experts in life extension science to activists
and innovators in the field. Already, he has lined up three excellent
guests from across the world for interfviews in January and he is
looking for suggestions for questions and suggestions for other guests
in 2012.
>> Broadcast
Forum
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Join
our Folding@home Team!
LongeCity is
not just an online platform, our members sometimes meet locally and not
just to chat but to effect change for life extension on a local and
national level. This month our
friends in Israel lead the way in their country with some
proactive initiatives. If you are interested to link up with local
fellows or to get involved, just drop us a line and we'll see what we
can do.
>> support@imminst.org
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