Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Anti-aging research pioneer Aubrey de Grey placed on leave over sexual harassment allegations

Sex is apparently not good for (career) longevity?
Will those allegation hamper future research of gerontology?
Will sex as an anti-aging remedy never be researched again (e.g. older men with younger women or vice versa)?
Does this researcher not look like Rasputin, the infamous Russian mystic?
(Caution: Irony, Parody)

"Aubrey de Grey, the jet-setting gerontologist who co-founded the SENS Research Foundation to discover ways to reverse the ravages of aging, has been placed on leave by the foundation after being accused of sexual harassment by two prominent entrepreneurs in the field of healthy life span extension.

On Tuesday night, Laura Deming, the 27-year-old founder of the Longevity Fund, and Celine Halioua, the 26-year-old founder and CEO of Loyal, a biotech startup developing drugs to help dogs live longer, posted accounts on their blogs and to Twitter of experiences they had with de Grey as young scientists trying to gain a foothold in the field. ..."

Scientist Aubrey de Grey put on leave over sexual harassment allegations



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