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Dr. Thomas Rando

Director, UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

scientistacademicfoundermed.stanford.edu/profiles/thomas-rando ↗Wikipedia ↗

Dr. Thomas Rando is recognized for pioneering research in stem cell biology and tissue rejuvenation, demonstrating that circulating factors in young blood reverse aging. He is a scientific co-founder of Fountain Therapeutics and directs the Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA.

What they said5 Shows1

Everything Dr. Thomas Rando said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

a16z Assertion Supported

Rando: Infusing young blood into old animals reverses some aging phenotypes

“What we really know these days is that it does seem that if you infuse Components of a blood from a young animal into an old animal. It actually can revert some of the aging phenotypes from an old state to a younger state, which is something quite different be…”

Dr. Thomas Rando Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 7:24 a16z Podcast | The Science Of Extending Life

a16z Assertion Partly supported

Rando: Young plasma clinical trial underway for early-onset Alzheimer's patients

“The company based on the kind of this work of the blood transfusions is currently conducting a trial of delivering Plasma from young individuals to patients with early onset Alzheimer's disease.”

Dr. Thomas Rando Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 22:58 a16z Podcast | The Science Of Extending Life

a16z Insight

Rando: Science focuses on extending health span, not just life span

“There's a big discrepancy between the notion of life extension and the notion of health span extension.”

Dr. Thomas Rando Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 0:56 a16z Podcast | The Science Of Extending Life

a16z Prediction Not checkable as stated

Rando: Biological age biomarkers will enormously accelerate longevity research

“And I think, you know, the idea of having biomarkers is going to accelerate this field enormously.”

Dr. Thomas Rando Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 6:13 a16z Podcast | The Science Of Extending Life

a16z Assertion Contradicted

Rando: The FDA will not approve drugs to treat healthy individuals

“There's no way right now that any drug is going to be approved for treatment of healthy people.”

Dr. Thomas Rando Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 18:52 a16z Podcast | The Science Of Extending Life

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Dr.'s full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
a16zLEDGER	Director, UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center	1	5	33% 1/3	full record on the a16z Podcast →