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Michael Fossel

MICHAEL FOSSEL, MD, PhD, has authored more than 100 scientific articles, book chapters, and books. His recent books include The Telomerase Revolution, The Immortality Edge and Cells, Aging, and Human Disease.

Fossel earned his PhD in neurobiology and MD from Stanford University, where he taught neurobiology and research methods. A recipient of a National Science Foundation fellowship, he served as a clinical professor of medicine for nearly three decades, including at Michigan State University. The Wall Street Journal named The Telomerase Revolution one of the best science books of 2015.

When not writing, Fossel serves as president and founder of Telocyte, a biotech firm developing telomerase therapy for Alzheimer’s disease. He is also the founding editor of Rejuvenation Research and served as executive director of the American Aging Association.

Michael Fossel’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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