We are proud to announce the Retro PhD!
Retro College is now accredited in both the EU and USA to grant PhDs.
Our first 2 students have been accepted, and we have openings for 3 more.
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Retro Biosciences
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We're Adding 10 Years to Healthy Human Lifespan
- We are Retro Biosciences, a new company with the mission to add 10 years to healthy human lifespan.
- excited to share @OpenAI's latest blog post on our collaboration using gpt-4b to accelerate protein engineering, including our result where we rewrote the Yamanaka factors using our model, leading to drastic increases in reprogramming efficiency
- read more about our collaboration with @OpenAI on using gpt-4b for protein engineering of reprogramming factorsExclusive: I talked with leaders of OpenAI and Retro Bio about new lab results from an AI protein model called GPT-4b micro. While the model won't be released publicly, the research shows how LLMs could be applied to life sciences research: endpoints.news/openai-retro-b…
- We're announcing a new program: The Retro Graduate Research Fellowship, a faster path than PhD to achieve the role of Scientist. Apply here if you are enamored with aging biology and want to learn at max velocity from some of the world's top scientists: jobs.lever.co/retro/88862a0d…
- We're excited to partner with @multiplylabs. Their cutting edge technology will bolster our efforts to add 10 years to healthy human lifespan. Read the press release for more details: businesswire.com/news/home/2024…
00:00 - Retro is a mission-first company committed to extending healthy human lifespan by 10 years. We seek world-class scientists who fit our 5-dimensional culture:
- Happy holidays from the Retro team! We gathered to celebrate everything we've built in 2023 and look ahead to another year of team science, growth, and accomplishment. Wishing all a healthy and productive 2024.
- Ever wondered what it takes to defy aging? @ashleevance takes you inside our lab in the latest episode of Core Memory. Hear from our CEO @bettslacroix and the scientists driving Retro's mission to add 10 years to healthy human lifespan.
- Thanks to @antonioregalado @techreview for spotlighting our story, and our mission of extending healthy human lifespan by 10 years for everyone. technologyreview.com/2023/03/08/106…
- Our thanks to @Hilarx @BusinessInsider for profiling Retro - the why and how we are "breaking all the rules of early-stage biotech" to achieve our mission of adding 10 years of healthy lifespan.
- Thanks to @ashleevance at @Bloomberg @BW for the in-depth look at how we built Retro, our intensely challenging and ambitious research tracks, and the longevity science we’re pioneering to extend healthy human lifespan.
- Next month, our CEO @bettslacroix will share his insights on longevity and aging science alongside @kpfortney and @mkaeberlein at @theA4LI’s inaugural D.C. Fly-In event uniting scientists, policymakers, and longevity industry leaders. Learn more atJoin us for The Alliance for Longevity Initiatives (A4LI)'s inaugural D.C. Fly-In event on March 20-21, 2024! This groundbreaking gathering will unite leading scientists and policymakers committed to advancing legislative and policy initiatives that promote healthy humana4li.orgHome - Alliance for Longevity InitiativesThe Alliance for Longevity Initiatives Pushing for healthier, longer lives - for all. A 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing legislation and policies aimed at increasing healthy...











