Ilia Stambler

Ilia Stambler
Citizenship	Israel
Education	PhD
Alma mater	Bar Ilan University
Occupations	Researcher organizer social activist

Ilia Stambler is an Israeli researcher and advocate ^[1] specializing in the historical and social implications of aging and longevity science. ^[2]

Education

Stambler earned his Ph.D. from the Department of Science, Technology and Society at Bar Ilan University, Israel. His doctoral thesis examined the history of life-extensionism in the twentieth century, ^[3] culminating in a comprehensive study on the evolution of aging and longevity research. ^{[2] [4]}

Career

Stambler serves as the Chief Science Officer and Chairman of Vetek (Seniority) Association—the Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life in Israel. ^{[5] [6] [7]} He is also a fellow at the Department of Science, Technology and Society at Bar Ilan University. ^{[2] [8]}

His research encompasses the historical, ethical, policy, and regulatory aspects of aging and longevity studies. ^{[2] [9]} Additionally, he has engaged in mathematical modeling of aging and related diseases, employing information-theoretical measures. ^{[2] [10]}

Stambler during the "International Longevity Day" picket in 2023

Stambler is involved in advocacy for aging and longevity research. ^[11] He is a founder and board member of International Longevity Alliance. ^[12] He holds positions such as executive committee member of the International Society on Aging and Disease, ^[13] trustee and director of Biogerontology Research Foundation (BGRF). ^[14] He is also a fellow at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) ^[15] and serves as Policy Director at the Global Healthspan Policy Institute (GHPI). ^[16] Stambler holds the positions of editor-in-chief and editor in several scientific journals. ^{[17] [18] [19] [20]}

He has initiated and organized international advocacy and educational campaigns for aging and longevity research, including the “Longevity Day and Month” ^{[21] [22] [23] [24]} and the “Metchnikoff Day” campaigns running since 2013, ^[25] and a series of national and international conferences on aging and longevity research and advocacy. ^{[26] [27] [28]} He is the author and promoter of the section on “Enhancing research, development and education for healthy longevity and prevention of aging-related diseases” as a part of the Israel National Masterplan on Aging published by Knesset in 2019. ^{[29] [30]}

Publications

• A History of Life-extensionism in the Twentieth Century ^{[31] [32] [33]}
• Longevity Promotion: Multidisciplinary Perspectives ^{[34] [35]}

References

1. Laura Mackenzie (2024-04-29). "These scientists are trying to hack life—to solve death". WIRED: Middle East.
2. "Lifeboat Foundation Bios: Dr. Ilia Stambler". Lifeboat Foundation . Retrieved 2025-01-10.
3. de Grey, Aubrey D N J; Zealley, Benjamin (17 January 2013). "Commentary on some recent theses relevant to combating aging: December 2012". Rejuvenation Research . 15 (6): 629–30. doi:10.1089/rej.2012.1395. PMID   23327467. In this issue we offer a lengthier review of one thesis of particularly exceptional interest: Dr. Ilia Stambler's 'A History of Life-Extensionism in the Twentieth Century from Bar-Ilan University.'
4. Stambler, Ilia (2019-01-01), "History of Life-Extensionism", Encyclopedia of Biomedical Gerontology, vol. 2, Elsevier, pp. V2–228–V2-237, doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-801238-3.11331-5, ISBN   978-0-12-801238-3 , retrieved 2025-01-10
5. "Ilia Stambler – Promoting Healthy Longevity" . Retrieved 2025-01-10.
6. Mohnblatt, Debbie (2023-03-30). "Field of Longevity Explored at Groundbreaking Conference in Israel - The Media Line". The Media Line. Archived from the original on 2024-05-10. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
7. Abigail Klein Leichman (2023-05-03). "Rebooting the quest for healthy longevity". ISRAEL21c .
8. "סגל אקדמי | התוכנית למדע, טכנולוגיה וחברה" [Department of Science, Technology and Society]. Bar-Ilan University (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-02-02.
9. Stambler, Ilia (2017). "CHAPTER 22. Human Life Extension: Opportunities, Challenges, and Implications for Public Health Policy". In Vaiserman, Alexander M (ed.). Anti-aging Drugs: From Basic Research to Clinical Practice. Drug Discovery. pp. 535–564. doi:10.1039/9781782626602-00535. ISBN   978-1-78262-435-6.
10. "Quantified Longevity Guide". Vetek Association. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
11. Eduardo Riveros (2016-12-11). "Interview with Phd Ilia Stambler: Will human being reach immortality?". HuffPost .
12. "Ilia Stambler (Israel, Rishon Lezion), PhD – longevityalliance". International Longevity Alliance . Retrieved 2025-01-10.
13. ""International Society on Aging and Disease"". www.isoad.org. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
14. "Biogerontology Research Foundation: About". Biogerontology Research Foundation. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
15. Umbrello, Steven. "IEET: Fellows". IEET . Retrieved 2025-01-10.
16. "Ilia Stambler". Global Healthspan Policy Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
17. "History and Philosophy of Medicine | Editorial Board". Trend of Medical Research. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
18. "Scilight Press | Editorial Board". Scilight Press. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
19. "Frontiers in Genetics | Clinical Evaluation Criteria for Aging and Aging-related Multimorbidity". Frontiers Media . Retrieved 2025-02-06.
20. "Artificial Intelligence for Healthy Longevity". Springer Nature . Retrieved 2025-02-06.
21. Vita-More, Natasha (2018-07-22). "Radical Life Extension Leadership by Natasha Vita-More". h+ Magazine . Archived from the original on 2018-12-19.
22. José Luis Cordeiro (2020-10-03). ""Día Internacional de la Longevidad"" ["The International Longevity Day"]. El Universal (in Spanish).
23. ""רוצים להזדקן בכבוד": משמרת מחאה לכבוד יום האזרח הוותיק הבינלאומי" ["We want to age with dignity": Protest vigil in honor of the International Longevity Day]. davar1.co.il (in Hebrew). 2023-10-01.
24. "Longevity Day and Longevity Month | Longevity History" . Retrieved 2025-01-10.
25. "Elie Metchnikoff: Gerontology Pioneer - Alliance for Aging Research". www.agingresearch.org. 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
26. "First ever Baltics Conference on Healthy Longevity to promote research". Israel Hayom . 2023-11-18.
27. "The quest for extended youth". EurekAlert! . 2024-10-06.
28. Shula Kopf (2024-12-17). "British and Israeli scientists create partnership through the British Council's BIRAX program". The Jerusalem Post .
29. Eleanor Garth (2023-03-24). "Enhancing research development and education for healthy longevity". Longevity.Technology.
30. "Israel's Longevity Revolution". Bar-Ilan University . 2024-10-13.
31. Stambler, Ilia (29 August 2014). A History of Life-Extensionism in the Twentieth Century. Longevity History. p. 540. ISBN   978-1500818579.
32. ""A History of Life-Extensionism in the Twentieth Century" is Now Freely Available Online". Fight Aging!. 2015-08-17.
33. Cordeiro, José; Wood, David (10 April 2018). La muerte de la muerte [The Death of Death] (in Spanish). Deusto. p. 320. ISBN   978-8423429233. Moldovan-Israeli researcher Ilia Stambler carefully detailed all these stories in his book 'A History of Life-extensionism in the Twentieth Century'
34. Stambler, Ilia (13 August 2017). Longevity Promotion: Multidisciplinary Perspectives. p. 328. ISBN   978-1974324262.
35. "A New Book on the History of Longevity Advocacy, a Backdrop to the Present". Fight Aging!. 2017-08-22.