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Senescence and Aging

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biology, chemistry, medicine, neuroscience, psychology, social science, engineering, data science

The process of biological aging, or senescence, affects all living organisms. The human race's fascination with longevity and the physical and mental changes of growing older have led to broad advances in our understanding of cellular and organismal aging.

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More About This Challenge

The sciency details

Challenge Amount:
$500
Submission Deadline:
Nov 04, 2016
Campaign Launch:
Nov 22, 2016

Frequently Asked Questions

How do challenge grants work?

Challenge grants are prizes to supplement existing crowdfunding campaigns. We will accept proposals for campaigns related to senescence, and all the campaigns will launch together on November 22nd, 2016. After the third week of the campaigns, the project with the highest number of backers will receive an additional $500. There are two runners-up prizes of $200 each.

When will the grant be awarded?

On December 13th at 5PM PT, the prizes will be awarded according to the posted schedule.

Can I still submit a project?

We are no longer accepting projects for this grant, however we will be launching many more challenge grant opportunities. Sign up for our mailing list for up-to-date community news.

Please Note:

If we see suspicious acitivity of researchers or backers potentially cheating during the challenge, the project will be completely disqualified from winning the grant.

Challenge Aims

As life expectancies get longer, we are also experiencing longer aging processes, and aging is a major factor in disease, ailments, and death. We want to feature Experiment projects working on current senescence research. Investigations into animal and plant cell death, cancer and tumorigenesis, cognition, neurobiology, genetics, everyday life among the elderly, or any other topics that are related to the aging process are welcome.

You can begin a page using the button below, and submit it for review by 11/4 to be included in the challenge.

Please watch our call for proposals before you start! This short 3-minute introduction video goes over the process of how crowdfunding on Experiment works:

Examples of past aging-related projects:

The cost of being super-fly: The effects of Vespa Amino Acid Mixture on cellular repair mechanisms

Which Human Physical Aging Biomarkers Validate Genetic and Biochemical Aging Reversal Success?

Do dietary supplements extend lifespan and prevent brain disease?

Developing A New Treatment For Neurodegenerative Diseases

Project Eligilibity

Any project conducting research on senescence is invited to participate. Please get in touch if you aren't sure about your idea, by emailing us at support@experiment.com. Interdisciplinary projects are more than welcome! Researchers must be based out of institutions or organizations in the US, UK, Australia, or Canada. If you are in another country, please check with us first.

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