Kristen Fortney

8 statements across 3 episodes · 4 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Dec 23, 2018 by Kristen Fortney · across every show →

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Dec 23, 2018 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Kristen Fortney argues there is no hard biological limit on lifespan
“Going forward in the future, I think it's a really important point to mention that there is no hard biological limit on how long we can live, and these are a couple really fascinating examples. Bowhead whales, their average lifespan is over 200 years, so they'…”
Kristen Fortney Dec 23, 2018 ▶ 10:44 Extending Human Lifespan
Dec 23, 2018 positive
Opinion
Extending lifespan is the most powerful way to address chronic disease
“So I work on extending human lifespans because I believe this is the most powerful way to address chronic disease.”
Kristen Fortney Dec 23, 2018 ▶ 0:06 Extending Human Lifespan
Dec 23, 2018 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Current longevity clinical trials could add 10 to 20 healthy years
“Three different therapies are already in the clinic today. So as I mentioned, there are drugs targeting senescence, metformin, and there are drugs targeting rapamycin being tested in clinical trials now. And I think that could already add 10 to 20 years of hea…”
Kristen Fortney Dec 23, 2018 ▶ 10:28 Extending Human Lifespan
Jan 2, 2019 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Fortney: Near-term therapies will add 10 to 20 years to human life
“I think the near-term therapies are going to add, say, 10 to 20 years.”
Kristen Fortney Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 28:05 a16z Podcast | The Science Of Extending Life
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Supported
Fortney: Exceptional human longevity is a heritable genetic trait
“There are groups of people now who have exceptional longevity, which is a heritable genetic trait.”
Kristen Fortney Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 28:08 a16z Podcast | The Science Of Extending Life
Jan 2, 2019
Insight
Fortney: A real biomarker must predict future health outcomes
“A real biomarker has to predict the future.”
Kristen Fortney Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 2:25 a16z Podcast | How to Live Longer and Better
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Contradicted
Fortney: Three-quarters of healthcare costs fund chronic elderly care
“Well, frankly, right now, three quarters of annual health care costs go towards chronic diseases in the elderly, and that's adding, those are years of sick life.”
Kristen Fortney Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 11:40 a16z Podcast | How to Live Longer and Better
Jan 2, 2019
Disclosure
Fortney: All BioAge discoveries stem from decades-old biobank samples
“So we can take these samples that are 20 years old, and we can query them with all the modern technologies that measure hundreds of thousands of variables, and then integrate that with our electronic health records to try to predict their future health course,…”
Kristen Fortney Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 3:28 a16z Podcast | How to Live Longer and Better
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