Lenox Longevity Month
Featuring Educational Events and World-Class Researchers
October 2026
Lenox Longevity announces its second "Longevity Month," a series of events in October 2026. This month-long celebration brings together leading scientists, thought leaders, innovators, company founders, political figures, and innovators to advance the science of healthy aging.
This exciting month of programming supports longevity research through world-renowned academic residencies, public presentations and educational programming that reflects Lenox's position where people have come to create and also to recharge for more than a century.
Alliance for Longevity Initiative
September 29 - October 2, 2026
The Winthrop Estate will host a three-day gathering organized by the Alliance for Longevity Initiatives (A4LI), bringing together a group of philanthropists, policymakers, and thought leaders working at the intersection of science and health policy. A4LI is the only 501(c)(4) nonprofit focused specifically on political advocacy for longevity science.
TEDxBerkshires: Visionary Speakers Take the Stage
October 8th 2026 marks the highly anticipated TEDxBerkshires event.
In 2026 the TEDx Berkshires event will feature three distinguished speakers who are reshaping longevity science:
Dr. Jean Hébert, recently appointed program manager at ARPA-H and Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, will present his revolutionary approach to defeating aging through tissue replacement. Hebert is the founder of BE Therapeutics, a company focused on reversing age-related damage to brain tissue. His laboratory research focuses on stem cell transplantation, plasticity, neurodegeneration, and cortical health. Dr. Hébert advocates for a radical paradigm shift in longevity research, proposing that extending lifespan indefinitely lies not in traditional anti-aging approaches, but in regenerative medicine and progressive brain tissue replacement.
Dr. David Barzilai, globally recognized longevity medicine physician and founder of Barzilai Longevity Consulting, brings his expertise in evidence-based healthspan optimization.
Matt Onsum, leads the development and application of advanced computing capabilities — including computational biology, data science, and machine learning — to accelerate Calico’s ability to make new scientific discoveries and translate them into novel therapeutics. He has 1460 citations on Google Scholar in Computational Biology.
Professor Manolis Kellis, from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, will share insights from his computational biology research. Manolis Kellis is a professor of Computer Science and Computational Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Dr. Kellis leads groundbreaking research in genomics, human genetics, and epigenomics, with particular expertise in Alzheimer's disease mechanisms. His lab has developed revolutionary single-cell analysis techniques that provide unprecedented insights into aging and neurodegeneration.
The Kellis Lab
Residency Program
October 10-12, 2026 welcomes the MIT Kellis Laboratory to Lenox for an intensive research residency. Members of the group come from a primarily computational background and share a strong passion for understanding biological systems. The Kellis Lab specializes in disease genetics, epigenomics, and gene circuitry, with recent breakthrough publications in Nature and Cell journals focusing on Alzheimer's disease mechanisms and aging biology.
The Gladyshev Lab
Takes Residence
The Vadim Gladyshev Laboratory from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital will be in residence again this October, bringing their groundbreaking work to Lenox. Gladyshev, professor of medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, discussed the nature of aging and principles of lifespan control. Dr. Gladyshev's team has revolutionized our understanding of aging through their development of aging clocks and biomarkers, creating the first mouse epigenetic aging clocks and pioneering single-cell age profiling techniques. Their research focuses on longevity signatures across species and interventions, providing crucial tools for assessing biological age and the effects of longevity interventions.
Hallmarks of Aging Series: Mitocondrial Rejuvination
A Three-Day Retreat in October
Movement
Each morning begins outdoors with Meg Feeney — a renowned movement educator, Essentrics® Master Trainer, and Pilates instructor — guiding sessions designed to release tension, restore mobility, and build the kind of strength that lasts. Meg's approach is unhurried and deeply informed, meeting people where they are.
Throughout the retreat, Meg leads specialized workshops on movement and aging well, weaving together insight and practice around the themes of longevity, vitality, and confidence in your body.
Setting
The Estate itself provides the setting for the rest — walks through the grounds, conversations around the fire pit under the stars. Guests will enjoy forest bathing each day, and a sound journey meditation each evening.
Learning
Lectures will be offered on two afternoons. One from the research scientist Josh Berg presenting up to date science from the burgeoning field of longevity science. The other will be from Ethan Berg, who is not only the owner of the Winthrop Estate but also an author and a biotech and longevity investor. He will be talking about companies who are leading the field of mitocondrial rejuvination and the potential these new therapies hold.
Nourishment
Meals are included and will feature estate grown and local produce.
This is about mitocondrial health from multiple angles! Guest come for good food, real conversation, learning and the particular ease that comes from a few days away from ordinary life.
A New Chapter in
Longevity Science
"This inaugural Longevity Month represents more than a series of events—it's the establishment of Lenox as a vital hub for longevity research and education," said [Spokesperson name]. "By bringing together world-class researchers like the Gladyshev and Kellis laboratories alongside visionary thought leaders, we're creating an unprecedented platform for advancing the science of healthy aging."
The initiative reflects the growing recognition that aging is not an inevitable decline but a biological process that can be understood, measured, and potentially modified. With global life expectancy reaching 73.5 years in 2025 and the population aged 60 years or over projected to reach 2.1 billion by 2050, the work being showcased during Longevity Month has never been more critical.
About the Featured Researchers
The Gladyshev Laboratory at Harvard Medical School leads pioneering research in aging mechanisms, longevity signatures, and age reversal, with Dr. Gladyshev serving as an elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
The Kellis Laboratory at MIT conducts cutting-edge computational biology research, with over 230 journal publications cited more than 115,000 times, focusing on disease genetics, epigenomics, and the molecular mechanisms of aging.
Dr. Jean Hébert's groundbreaking book "Replacing Aging" has redefined the conversation around longevity research, advocating for tissue replacement as the most promising path to extending human lifespan.
Dr. David Barzilai represents the practical application of longevity science, helping individuals and organizations implement evidence-based strategies for healthspan optimization.
In 2025
Educational Excellence
October 23-25, 2025 presented the Longevity Biotech Fellowship educational event in Lenox, providing intensive training for the next generation of longevity researchers and entrepreneurs.
October 26th, 2025 Music and Longevity Jeffersonian Brunch at Winthrop Estate, explored the fascinating connections between artistic expression and healthy aging.
Longevity Week 2025
October 20th to 21st, 2025 marked our sponsorship and participation in the Biomarkers of Aging Conference, reinforcing our commitment to advancing the measurement and understanding of biological age.
October 22, 2025 was Health Innovation Night at the Liberty Hotel, showcasing the intersection of technology and longevity science.