SANTA BARBARA ESTATE PLANNING COUNCIL

Dr. Joel Rothman is Distinguished Professor and Wilcox Family Chair in Biotechnology at UC Santa Barbara and the founding Director of UCSB’s Center for Aging and Longevity Studies. Prior to receiving his doctorate, he was the head winemaker at Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma and a classical music radio program announcer. He has also been a professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and the University of Auckland in New Zealand. For three decades his lab has investigated the mechanisms of regenerative medicine, aging, and longevity, supported by many research grants from the National Institute on Aging and other agencies. He is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.