Pete Estep
"Preston W. (Pete) Estep, PhD is Director of Gerontology and Director of Collections for the Personal Genome Project. Dr. Estep is also a Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Veritas Genetics. He has invented a variety of chemical and molecular technologies, including the saliva collection chemistry and kit used in PGP saliva collections. He has founded and is a current or past adviser to many cutting edge biotech companies and non-profit organizations. Originally trained as a neuroscientist before moving to genome science, Dr. Estep’s research interests include cognition, aging and senescence, and the science and ethics of human life extension and cognitive enhancement." [1] Former CEO of AbVitro & Head of Corporate Development at FORMA Therapeutics. He is the Chairman and CEO of the Mind First Foundation. He is the founding CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of TeloMe, Inc, a telomere analysis company and he is the former CEO of the human longevity research biotech company Longenity, Inc., which he founded with Matt Kaeberlein.
