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Dr. David Sinclair PHD is an the Australian born leading professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, best known for his research on aging and longevity mechanisms. Author of Lifespan: Why We Age - and Why We Don't Have To. Sinclair obtained a Bachelor of Science at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, and received the Australian Commonwealth Prize. In 1995, he received a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics from the same school,focusing on gene regulation in yeast. In 1999, Sinclair was hired at Harvard Medical School. In 2004, Sinclair, founded Sirtris Pharmaceuticals. Sinclair became known for making statements about resveratrol like: “(It's) as close to a miraculous molecule as you can find.... One hundred years from now, people will maybe be taking these molecules on a daily basis to prevent heart disease, stroke, and cancer." In 2018, Sinclair was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for "distinguished service to medical research into the biology of ageing and lifespan extension, as a geneticist and academic, to biosecurity initiatives, and as an advocate for the study of science”.
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Dr. David Sinclair PHD is an the Australian born leading professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, best known for his research on aging and longevity mechanisms. Author of Lifespan: Why We Age - and Why We Don't Have To. Sinclair obtained a Bachelor of Science at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, and received the Australian Commonwealth Prize. In 1995, he received a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics from the same school,focusing on gene regulation in yeast. In 1999, Sinclair was hired at Harvard Medical School. In 2004, Sinclair, founded Sirtris Pharmaceuticals. Sinclair became known for making statements about resveratrol like: “(It's) as close to a miraculous molecule as you can find.... One hundred years from now, people will maybe be taking these molecules on a daily basis to prevent heart disease, stroke, and cancer." In 2018, Sinclair was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for "distinguished service to medical research into the biology of ageing and lifespan extension, as a geneticist and academic, to biosecurity initiatives, and as an advocate for the study of science”.

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