Before I did the #icebucketchallenge, I challenged the leader of Advanced Cell Technology (ACT), Dr. Bob Lanza, to do the Ice Bucket Challenge.
He did it and leading up to it he provided a quite articulate message for context (see video below). Bob is one very cool guy even without ice water.
The purpose of the Ice Bucket Challenge is to raise money for ALS research.
Bob nominated ACT scientists Irina Klimanskaya, Shi-Jiang (John) Lu, and Erin Kimbrel to go next.
Thank you Paul and Bob for all you do for the stem cell research field. Like Bob, I tell people that fortunately my children and grandchildren will experience amazing medical breakthroughs in their lifetime. Hopefully Bob is readying some of those Telomeres for my age bracket….
Nicely done, Paul and Bob!