Category Archives: Longevity and Aging

Dr. Virginia Byers Kraus, Credit: Duke University

In Search of the Holy Grail for Arthritis

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Virginia Byers Kraus, Professor of Medicine, Pathology, and Orthopaedic Surgery, and a faculty member of the Duke Molecular Physiology Institute in the Duke University School of Medicine. Ira Pastor comments:  On the last several shows, we have spent time on different hierarchical levels […]

Dr. Josh Mitteldorf, credits: Dr. Josh Mitteldorf

The DataBETA project, and Aging Interventions: Dr. Josh Mitteldorf

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews evolutionary biologist, researcher and author Dr. Josh Mitteldorf. Ira Pastor comments: On the last couple of shows we’ve been spending a lot of time on the different hierarchical levels of the aging processes, talking about the genome, the microbiome, tissue engineering, systems biology, and […]

Dr. William Pruett with mentor Robert Hester, credit University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Virtual Physiological Humans For Virtual Clinical Studies

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. William Pruett, from the Physiology and Biophysics Department of the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Ira Pastor comments: The year is now 2019, and we have surpassed $7 trillion in total annual healthcare expenditures around the globe. As part of that $7 trillion, […]

Dr. Per Borghammer, Photo credits: Claus Sjoedin

Parkinson’s Disease: Bridging the Enteric and Central Nervous System

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Per Borghammer, Clinical Professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine, Nuclear Medicine and the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Center at Aarhus University in Denmark. Ira Pastor comments: On past shows, we have touched on the topic of systems biology, a field of study […]

Prof. Dr. Deborah Gumucio, Credit: University of Michigan

Exploring the Beginning of Life with Dr. Gumucio

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Prof. Dr. Deborah Gumucio, Professor Emerita, Cell & Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Medical School. Ira Pastor comments: On today’s show we are going to delve into the area of ontogenesis. Ontogenesis is the development of an individual organism, or anatomical or behavioral feature, […]

Dr. Luis Garza, Credit: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Limb Regeneration, Wound Healing, and Skin Biology

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Luis Garza, MD-PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.  Ira Pastor comments: On the last several shows we have spent time on different hierarchical levels of the biologic architecture of the life, disease and aging processes. We’ve spent some […]

Ambassador Dr. Fernando Llorca Castro, credit: Embajada de Costa Rica en DC

Costa Rica Wants You To Live Longer!

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Ambassador Dr. Fernando Llorca Castro, ambassador of Costa Rica to the United States. Ira Pastor comments: On the last several shows we’ve been spending a lot of time talking with experts and visionaries from university laboratories, bio-pharma companies, and government research institutions, all working […]

Ben Zion, Credit: Ben Zion for President

Political Transhumanism

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Johannon Ben Zion, Founder and Chair of the Arizona Transhumanist Party, as well as the U.S. Transhumanist Party Presidential Candidate in the 2020 election. Disclaimer: ideaXme does not endorse any particular candidate or political party. Ira Pastor comments: Today we’re going to get into […]

Robin Farmanfarmaian Credit: DLD Germany

Robin Farmanfarmaian’s Mission: Empower Healthcare Consumers

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Robin Farmanfarmaian, medical futurist, bestselling author, professional speaker, and CEO and Co-Founder of ArO. Ira Pastor comments: In 2019, we are spending over $7 trillion around the globe on healthcare. $1 trillion goes to pharmaceutical products, $350 billion to medical devices, $200 billion new […]

Dr. Collin Ewald, credit ETH Zurich

Superhighway Of Our Cells: Extracellular Matrix with Prof. Collin Ewald

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Prof. Dr. Collin Ewald, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, at ETH Zurich (The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich), Founder of Swiss Society for Aging Research and Vice President Swiss Society for Matrix Biology. Ira Pastor comments: On the last several shows […]