Speaker Profile
Ph.D., K99 Postdoc Fellow, Whitehead Inst./MIT
Biography
Ryan Lu is a K99 postdoctoral fellow at the Whitehead Institute, MIT, working with Jonathan Weissman. His research focuses on the genetic and epigenetic foundations of aging and age-related diseases, using the eye as a model system. During his PhD with David Sinclair at Harvard, he developed an AAV-based in vivo reprogramming approach that restored vision in glaucoma and aging models (Nature, 2020). His current work applies functional genomics to systematically uncover novel rejuvenation pathways.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2026 Silicon Valley
Track Chair: Alex Zhavoronkov, Insilico Medicine
PMWC Award Ceremony Honorees
• Steve Horvath, UCLA
• David Sinclair, Harvard
• Nir Barzilai, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
AI & Biomarkers for Measuring Aging
• Chair: Alex Zhavoronkov, Insilico Medicine
• Luigi Ferrucci, NIH
• Sara Hägg, Karolinska Institutet
• Daniel Belsky, Columbia
Epigenetic Rejuvenation & Delivery for Clinical Translation
• Ryan (Yuancheng) Lu, Whitehead Institute / MIT
• David Sinclair, Harvard
Clinical Trial Design & Functional Endpoints for Healthspan
• Nir Barzilai, Albert Einstein
Precision Aging & Longevity Focused on Limited Lifespan Evidence, Vanishing Blue Zones, and Payer ROI
• S. Jay Olshansky, University of Illinois
