Mark Katakowski is an American entrepreneur and scientist specializing in stem-cell therapy.[a] He is the president and chief science officer at Forever Labs.[1]
Katakowski was born and raised in the state of Michigan, the youngest child of two educators.[citation needed] He received a B.S. in Physics and a Ph.D. in Medical Physics from Oakland University. He later served as a research staff scientist at Henry Ford Health System in
Detroit, MI, where he did research on stem cells. He has over 45 peer reviewed scientific journal articles under his name.[2]
In an effort to hone his coding skills, in 2010, Katakowski created the social aggregator Hubski, utilizing arc, the underlying framework from Hacker News.
In 2015, Katakowski co-founded Forever Labs, a longevity company specializing in the harvesting and storage of adult stem cells.[3][4] Forever Labs was part of the summer 2017 Y Combinator batch.[5] He currently serves as president and chief scientific officer.
Katakowski's 2017 work hypothesizes that rejuvenating the bone marrow by autologous heterochronic transplantation of cells could extend healthy lifespan.[6]
