Episode 6:
Redefining Longevity: Ergothioneine and the Science of Healthy Aging with
Dr. Linda May-Zhang
About the Show
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Meet the Host
Casey Lippmeier, PhD
Casey Lippmeier, Ph.D. has more than 20 years of experience translating science into products in the biotechnology industry. He serves as the senior vice president of innovation at Conagen Inc. – a fully integrated biomanufacturing company using synthetic biology tools to deliver high value ingredients to the food, flavor and fragrances, nutritional, pharmaceutical, and renewable materials industries.
Prior to joining Conagen, Casey was a principal scientist for DSM Nutritional Products, where he was an inventor of several diverse technologies including strains and processes for production of healthy fats, fermentation-based biodiesel, and a faster, better, and cheaper platform for production of many vaccines.
Casey began his industrial career at Martek Biosciences where he helped to establish their molecular biotechnology group. While there, he developed the strains which still today produce the DHA and ARA used to fortify most infant formulas globally. Casey received his graduate training at Dartmouth College and the University of Hull, and undergraduate education at the University of Maine, Orono. He serves on the editorial board of several peer-reviewed journals and does volunteer work for the US DIYbio community.
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Linda May-Zhang, PhD, Vice President of Science & Innovation at Blue California Ingredients discusses the science behind ergothioneine, a powerful, lesser-known molecule that has the power to transform the way we think about longevity and healthy aging. Learn more about Blue California at bluecal-ingredients.com/ergothioneine.
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