Matt Buckley
Co-Founder
- Retro

Matt Buckley, PhD, cofounded Retro in 2021. He conducted research into the molecular basis of aging and various rejuvenation strategies using single-cell RNA-sequencing and machine learning while at Stanford. He published first-author papers in Molecular Biology and Evolution, Nature, and Nature Aging before leaving academia to start Retro. Retro exists to accelerate the translation of aging research into lifespan-extending therapeutics and focuses around the themes of autophagy, blood plasma, and epigenetic reprogramming.