Τι σημαίνει πραγματικά να ζεις περισσότερο — και καλύτερα; Στην ομιλία του στο TEDxAthens Salon, ο Δρ. Στάθης Γκόνος, κορυφαίος ερευνητής στη βιολογία της γήρανσης, εξερευνά πώς η επιστήμη και ο τρόπος ζωής συναντώνται για να καθορίσουν όχι μόνο τη διάρκεια, αλλά και την ποιότητα της ζωής μας. Από τα γονίδια και την επιγενετική έως τη διατροφή, την άσκηση και τη δημιουργικότητα, ο Δρ. Γκόνος εξηγεί πώς μπορούμε να επιβραδύνουμε — και ακόμη και να αντιστρέψουμε εν μέρει — το βιολογικό μας ρολόι. Γιατί ο στόχος δεν είναι απλώς να ζήσουμε μέχρι τα 150, αλλά να κάνουμε κάθε χρόνο υγιή, ουσιαστικό και γεμάτο ζωή.What does it really mean to live longer — and better? In this thought-provoking TEDxAthens Salon talk, Dr. Stathis Gonos, a leading researcher in the biology of aging, explores how science and lifestyle intersect to shape not just our lifespan, but our healthspan. From genetics and epigenetics to diet, exercise, and creative living, Dr. Gonos explains how we can slow — and even partially reverse — our biological clock. Because the goal isn’t simply to live to 150, but to make every year healthy, meaningful, and full of life. Dr. Stathis Gonos is the Director of the Institute of Chemical Biology at the National Hellenic Research Foundation. He graduated from the Department of Pharmacy, University of Athens, Greece, obtained his Ph.D. at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Glasgow, Britain and a Docent in Biomedicine at the Orebro University, Medical School, Sweden. He worked at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research/University College in London, Britain and he has been the General Director of the Hellenic Pasteur Institute. His research focuses on the genetic and environmental factors that are linked to human aging and longevity. He has published more than 150 research articles, is author of 14 monographs and patents’ holder that have resulted in the development of novel anti-aging products. Dr. Gonos has been a ”Senior expert” of E.U. in ”Human development and the aging process” and Deputy National Representative of Greece in E.U. in ”Genomics and Biotechnology for Health”. He is past member of the Executive Committee of International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB), the Advanced Course Committee of Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) and the Board of Directors of the ”Society of Free Radicals Research-Europe”. He is currently member of the Board of Directors of the “European Society of Antiaging Medicine”. He is Editor-in-Chief of “Mechanisms of Ageing & Development” (IF 5.1) and “IUBMB Life” (IF 3.2) and Editorial Board member of “Ageing Research Reviews”, “Antioxidants”, “Experimental Gerontology”, “Free Radicals in Biology & Medicine”, “Free Radicals Research”, “Aging Cell” (-2007), “Biogerontology” (-2009), “Gerontology” (-2023), “Molecular Aspects of Medicine” (-2016) and “Redox Biology” (-2024). This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx