Редактирование: Aaron Traywick (раздел)

== Career ==

In 2016 Traywick worked to advocate investment in radical approaches towards anti-aging at the [[Global Healthspan Policy Institute]]. In 2017 he founded Ascendance Biomedical in Washington DC with the mission to “make cutting edge biomedical technologies available for everyone,” serving as its CEO.<ref>[http://time.com/5262661/aaron-traywick-dead/ CEO Who Injected Himself With Experimental Herpes Treatment Found Dead in Sensory Deprivation Tank.] TIME Magazine. 2 May 2018.</ref> His bold and unconventional methods were widely featured in press articles and interviews including BBC News, MIT Technology Review, Popular Mechanics, The Atlantic, Gizmodo, The Verge, Futurism, IFLScience, BioEdge Reddit, and others—in particular highlighting his controversial DIY homemade gene therapies. 

In October 2017, an associate of Traywick's, Tristan Roberts, injected himself with "untested, experimental gene therapy" using Facebook Live, broadcasting the event to users all over the world. In February 2018 at the BioHacking Con in Austin, Texas, Traywick publicly injected himself with what he referred to at the time as a "research compound." In later conversation with BBC reporters he referred to it as a "treatment"—a distinction of consequence under FDA regulations. Shortly after the event, the FDA issued a stern response on the inherent dangers of such a reckless approach to untested gene editing, without mentioning the company by name:

<blockquote>“The FDA is aware that gene therapy products intended for self-administration and “do it yourself” kits to produce gene therapies for self-administration are being made available to the public. The sale of these products is against the law. FDA is concerned about the safety risks involved. Consumers are cautioned to make sure that any gene therapy they are considering has either been approved by FDA or is being studied under appropriate regulatory oversight.”</blockquote>
<blockquote>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;— US Food and Drug Administration</blockquote>

At the time of his death, Traywick was planning a CRISPR gene therapy trial for the treatment of lung cancer in Tijuana, Mexico and served as managing director for Inovium Rejuvenation, which is conducting pre-enrollment for FDA-approved trials in several US locations to reverse menopause, rejuvenate ovaries, restore fertility and bring hormone levels back in line with those found in youth. He was featured as a primary subject in an as-yet unreleased documentary film, ''Transhuman: Biohackers and Immortalists'',<ref>[https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/transhuman-a-documentary# Transhuman: A Documentary.] ''Indiegogo''. Accessed 2018-05-02. </ref> directed by [[Ford Fischer]].<ref>[http://thefifthcolumnnews.com/2016/11/why-we-need-to-start-reporting-on-transhumanism/ Why We Need to Start Reporting on Transhumanism: The Fifth Column.] 2016-11-30. ''The Fifth Column''. Accessed 2018-05-02. </ref><ref>[http://news2share.com/start/2016/12/23/transhuman-a-news2share-documentary-hits-the-airwaves/ ''Transhuman: A News2Share Documentary'' Hits the Airwaves {{!}} News2Share.] ''news2share.com''. Accessed 2018-05-02.</ref>