Join us at Sparks' Brain Preservation Summit 2026

September 19–20, 2026 · Salem, Oregon

Sparks Brain Preservation, a preservation services provider and research organization, is hosting a two-day gathering of researchers, clinicians, and thinkers working on the scientific foundations of brain preservation, hosted at their facility in Salem, Oregon, on the weekend of September 19-20.

I think it will be both fascinating and fun - there are lots of great speakers working on the cutting edge of brain preservation science and services, including:

• Alexander German (Hiber, recently published a paper on the first recovery of electrical activity from intact whole brains after vitrification)

• Andrew McKenzie (host, brain preservation scientist at Sparks)

• Anton Arkhipov (vonnectomics researcher at the Allen Institute)

• Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston (yours truly!)

• Borys Wrobel (brain preservation scientist at Nectome)

• Carrie Radomski (advocate for radical life extension)

• Emil Kendziorra (CEO of Tomorrow Biostasis)

• John Smart (futurist, board member of the Brain Preservation Foundation)

• Jordan Sparks (host, founder of Sparks Brain Preservation)

• Keith Wiley (engineer at the Allen Institute, philosopher of mind)

• Ken Hayworth (electron microscopy & connectomics expert, president of the Brain Preservation Foundation)

• Mati Roy (advocate for radical life extension)

• Max More (former CEO of Alcor, advocate for radical life extension)

• Nikki Olson (director of technical operations at Alcor)

• Nuno Martins (advocate for radical life extension)

• Randal Koene (neuroscientist, president of the Carboncopies Foundation)

• Suzan Dziennis (scientist at Advanced Neural Biosciences)

• Todd Huffman (entrepreneur, brain preservation advocate)

$20 fee to attend, free if you’re a member of Sparks. See here for more details.

Come say hello during one of the coffee breaks if you attend!