Speaker Profile
Ph.D., Director, Centre for Healthy Longevity, National U. of Singapore
Biography
Brian Kennedy, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Physiology at the National University of Singapore and Director of the Centre for Healthy Longevity at the National University Health System. His research examines the biological mechanisms that drive aging and how they can be targeted to extend healthspan and prevent age-related disease. His work has focused on conserved longevity pathways, including mTOR and sirtuin biology, and on translating geroscience into biomarkers, interventions, and human studies. Dr. Kennedy previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, where he helped expand the institute’s scientific programs and its role in the emerging field of geroscience. He earned his Ph.D. at MIT in the laboratory of Leonard Guarente. In Singapore, he leads multidisciplinary efforts connecting basic aging biology, clinical research, and preventive medicine, with an emphasis on developing measurable, evidence-based approaches to healthy longevity across diverse populations.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2027 Silicon Valley
Track Chair:
Nir Barzilai, Albert Einstein & Mike Snyder, Stanford
PMWC Award Ceremony
• Alexander (Zan) Fleming, Hevolution Foundation (Pioneer)
• Daniel Drucker, Sinai Health (Pioneer)
• Andrea Maier, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (Luminary)
Featured Speakers
• Nir Barzilai, Albert Einstein
• Mike Snyder, Stanford
• Andrea Maier, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
• Sara Espinoza, Cedars-Sinai
• Brian Kennedy, Buck Institute
• John Newman, Buck Institute / UCSF
• Marco Quarta, Rubedo Life Sciences
• Maria Dermit, Novo Nordisk
• Alan Shuldiner, Regeneron
• David Furman, Stanford
• Steve Horvath, UCLA
• Daniel Belsky, Columbia
• Ahmed Metwally, Google
• Lee Hood, Phenome Health / ISB
• George Slavich, UCLA
Targeting Aging Biology
What is actually druggable today, and what remains wishful thinking.
From Metabolism to Longevity: GLP-1 and Beyond
Incretins reshaping cardiometabolic prevention and healthy aging.
Which Aging Measures Matter?
Biological-age measures and biomarkers that can change clinical decisions.
Wearables & Digital Biomarkers at Scale
Continuous phenotyping and longitudinal signals in real-world aging.
Clinical Translation
Trials, endpoints, regulation, and the hard road to credible longevity medicine.
Davos of Precision Medicine
PMWC 2027 Program
January 27–29, 2027 · Santa Clara Convention Center
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