Short Description Einstein chair probing somatic mutation accumulation with age.
Description Geneticist Jan Vijg developed single‑cell whole‑genome sequencing methods revealing exponential DNA‑mutation burden in aging tissues. His damage‑accumulation data challenge the notion of programmed aging and set quantitative baselines for gene‑editing rejuvenation targets. Vijg consults for deep‑sequencing startups and co‑authored the textbook ‘Genome Instability and Disease’.