A GING   I NTERVENTION
F OUNDATION

Background Summaries – Key People:

Johnny Adams -- CEO and Executive Director
     I'm uniquely qualified to manage aging intervention development projects and to be your guide in slowing the process of aging. It took me years of perseverance to separate the truth from all the hype about so-called anti-aging “miracles”.
I have been at the forefront of biotechnology and other medical technologies, and studied and practiced health, fitness and aging intervention since 1979. I’m experienced in biotechnical industry, bioinformatics, protein informatics, clinical trials and programming, and knowledgeable in computer aided drug design and biomedical software development.

USC MBA 1985, studied and practiced aging intervention / life extension for more than 20 years. Experience in the business world and in life
Well connected with members of the medical and scientific community who are on the leading edge of aging intervention development
Member, Organizing Committee: Anti-Aging Drug Discovery & Development Summit: Exploring the Molecular Basis of Aging & Commercial Prospects for Therapeutic Interventions 15-16 October 2002, Westin St. Francis, San Francisco
Authored Stay Younger, Be Happier, Live Longer Aging Intervention Manual with Lord Lee-Benner, M.D. F.A.C.E.
Invested years in the study of aging and developing a personal system – it took me years of perseverance to separate the truth from all the hype about so-called anti-aging “miracles”.
Regularly attends conferences and workshops to learn state-of-the-art innovations from world-class researchers. Most recent include monthly Los Angeles Gerongology Research Group meetings, AGING The Disease - The Cure - The Implications (June 27, 2008), Understanding Aging: Biomedical and Bioengineering Approaches (June 28-29, 2008), UC Irvine Brain Imaging Center Sprague Symposium (Nov. 30 2007), the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (San Francisco CA, Oct. 17-19 2007), Life Extension Workshop (Los Angeles CA, Nov 17, 2007), Stem Cell Symposium (Cal Tech, Pasadena CA, Nov 15, 2007), Tissue Sampling and Analysis Workshop (Supercentenarian Research Foundation, Feb 23-25 2007)
Active with and volunteer for the Los Angeles Gerontology Research Group (www.grg.org). Email list administrator, developed program to create centenarian tables for web site
Active in Supercentenarian Research Foundation and Supercentenarian Research Working Group to learn the secrets of successful aging from people who have done it
Worked in the biotech industry in San Diego, CA in the field of bioinformatics and protein informatics. Studied drug design and molecular biology for the purpose of applying knowledge to development in aging intervention. Met knowledgeable people in a variety of specialties to team with in aging research projects
Helped bring the messages to the world by creating web sites for:
     - Dr. Lee-Benner at www.theantiAgingdoctor.com and
     - Centenarian Species and Rockfish Project --
       Emerging Area of Aging Research: Long-lived Animals with
       "Negligible Senescence" at www.AgelessAnimals.org
Learning to speak Chinese in order to work with Chinese researchers (and to continue brain stimulation)
Highly experienced in software development, computer programming and technology.
Highly experienced in marketing and business
Past volunteer for Olive Crest Homes for Abused Children, the United Way, Philant non-profit health care organization, UCI Brain Imaging Center, and former Secy/Treas for the Orange County Visual Basic User Group. Founder, "Johnny Adams & Friends for Charity". Enjoys boating and fitness, exciting work and helping people, music, family oriented. Featured in the Orange County Register (2/95). Information on recent presentations to help disadvantaged kids is at www.JohnnyAdams.com/Volunteer/PressInfo.htm
Recently experienced the personal tragedy of helplessly witnessing the decline of a loved one due to Alzheimers. This experience has hardened my resolve to develop new ways to stay younger longer.


L. Stephen Coles, MD, PhD -- Chief Science Officer 

Steve Coles is considered by many to be the
most knowledgeable person in aging intervention research.  Each month he presents the results of his extensive research at the meeting of the Los Angeles Gerontology Research Group.
Co-Founder and Director of the Los Angeles Gerontology Research Group
Visiting Scholar, Dept. of Computer Science, UCLA School of Engineering
Former VP for Medical Education, The Kronos Group
Member of the MaxLife Foundation Scientific Advisory Board
Member of the Organizing Committee, Director and Treasurer of the Supercentenarian Research Foundation
Author of over 115 scientific papers and holds two patents


John C. Guerin, Research Project Director:

John is a well respected member of the biogerontology community. With a broad base of practical knowledge in aging intervention, he brings great project management and accounting experience to the AIF.

Founder Centenarian Species and Rockfish Projuect -- Emerging Area of Aging Research: Long-lived Animals with "Negligible Senescence" at www.AgelessAnimals.org
Featured in a chapter of Mavericks of Medicine: Exploring the Future of Medicine with Andrew Weil, Jack Kevorkian, Bernie Siegel, Ray Kurzweil, and Others
Meetings and organizations John has made presentations to include: International Association of Biomedical Gerontology 2003, AGE Conference (American Aging Association) 2001, American Aging Association 2000, Symposium on Organisms with Slow Aging 2000, and the Los Angeles Gerontology Research Group 1999
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Legendary Pharmaceuticals
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Handbook of Animal Models for Aging Academic Press/Elsevier
Project Management Professional certification, issued by Project Management Institute
Experience as senior accountant and business analyst. Led multi-department financial project teams. Projects included Pharmacy Billing, Comparable Sales and Wage reporting, Mail Routing and Warehouse Accruals


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