Peter A. Thiel, co-founder and former CEO of online payments system PayPal, Founder and Managing Member of Clarium Capital Management, a San Francisco-based hedge fund, and angel investor in social networking site Facebook, has announced his pledge of $3.5 Million to support scientific research into the alleviation and eventual reversal of the debilities caused by […]
A series called Naked Science on the National Geographic Channel will include a documentary entitled “Freeze Me” about a patient recently cryopreserved by the Alcor Foundation. The documentary is set to air on Wednesday, September 20th at 10pm EST. Below is a link to additional air dates: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/ET/daily/20060920.html
Christopher Polge, who died on August 17 aged 80, attained scientific eminence at a remarkably early age: his discovery, whilst still a doctoral student, of how to preserve living cells and tissues at very low temperatures solved a long-standing and intractable problem in biology. This breakthrough not only formed the basis for the new science […]
On August 31, 2006, Alcor had 809 members on its Emergency Responsibility List. Four memberships were approved during this month, no memberships were reinstated, no memberships were cancelled and no members were cryopreserved. Overall, there was a net gain of four members this month. 121 info packs were mailed this month, 9 were handed out […]
Our most recent training session was held in southern California, with all the regular members attending plus one new addition. Course curriculum included our biohazard and communicable disease lecture, airway management (including Combi-tube), medications, intraosseous IV placement training, and manual cardiopulmonary support practice. Our next stabilization training session will be held in Austin, Texas later […]
Last Minute Cases This month we have dealt with 2 possible last minute cases. Both of these presented problems, one with significant post-mortem times, and so were turned down. They were both “post mortem”. These sorts of call seem to have the uncanny habit of coming on the weekend or late Friday. One of the […]
Location: Austin, Texas at the office of Steve Jackson at 3735 Promontory Point Drive,Austin, TX 78744 Date(s): September 23-24, 2006 Time(s): Training will be held from 9am-4pm both days. There will also be a Saturday evening dinner open to anyone interested in meeting Alcor members. Location: Laughlin, Nevada at the Riverside Casino Date(s): October 19-20, […]
Significant progress is being made in the construction and programming the new whole body perfusion system. Orders have been made with local contractors for components that will not be made in house. This system represents a significant improvement both our current whole body clinical capability and our research prospects. In particular, improved data collection will […]
On Saturday, September 9, Alcor conducted its annual board meeting. All directors and officers were re-elected. The results were as follows: Board of Directors Saul Kent Jerry Lemler, MD Ralph Merkle, PhD Carlos Mondragon Michael Riskin, CPA, PhD (Chairman) Michael R. Seidl, PhD, JD Stephen J. Van Sickle Brian Wowk, PhD Officers President/Executive Director Stephen […]
This Saturdy, we are having our annual general Board Meeting here at the Alcor facility in Scottsdale. Five of the eight Board members will be attending in person, so this is a great opportunity to meet them and grill them with your questions, comments, and concerns. The meeting begins at 11:00 am Arizona time, and […]