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R42 Institute: We Invent, Invest and Inform
R42 Institute is running an AI Fellowship Program. A launchpad for deep technology and science disruptors, the Fellowship is designed to develop AI/machine learning, deep science, design thinking and entrepreneurial skills of emerging talent.
The Fellowship has been designed to provide each Fellow with one-on-one mentoring, an opportunity to hone their tech and science skills and combine it with design thinking tools over an accelerated period.
This is an online program, with virtual interaction.
Over 11 weeks, the Fellows have been working closely with the R42 Team, mentors and portfolio companies on exciting deep tech and science projects.
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You must be at least 18 years of age to apply to the R42 Fellowship Institute Program.
AI Fellows Receive:
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. R42 Institute AI Course (both live and recorded classes) - Fellows can get accelerated content to work on their projects
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One-on-one mentoring with R42 team, typically accomplished scientists and professionals with decades of experience
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All R42 lectures
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R42 Institute Certificate
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A unique opportunity to build a wide network of inventors, entrepreneurs and investors
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Rolling start dates for some projects. Main Cohort 8 starts June 16 2025, with a demo day on August 22th, 2025.
R42 Institute, part of the R42 group, educates about AI, longevity, biotechnology. Its mission is to further define the university of the future which will be ever more important in the post-COVID world. This is another opportunity to seek ways to create the future and not just react to it.
2025 Projects:
Stockmarket Prediction Project
Predicting the stock market has been the holy grail for financiers. There have been many mathematical models. Most often, however, these models rely on their own past data. We will be taking signals from a model that does not use past data and attempt to get a model that takes an ensemble of predictive signals to find the best model for the trading system. We will be working with signals from Algodynamix.com.
R42 Longevity Ecosystem Project
R42 has established itself as a leading venture fund at the intersection of artificial intelligence and longevity science. Over the past several years, R42 has built a diverse portfolio of companies developing transformative longevity technologies. To further advance this mission and create measurable impact, R42 is launching the Longevity Ecosystem Project — an initiative designed to connect, integrate, and amplify the value of its portfolio companies, research collaborations, and thought leadership in the field of human longevity.
R42 Longevity Portal Project
R42 will build the R42 Longevity AI Portal, a digital ecosystem powered by an advanced AI agent. The portal will act as a personalized guide to longevity science and practice, integrating R42’s portfolio innovations, educational resources, and community features. Users — whether investors, researchers, clinicians, or health-conscious individuals — will engage with an intelligent agent that understands their profile, goals, and context to deliver tailored recommendations, insights, and connections.
Author 42: Book Writing AI Co-Pilot
The Author 42 Project aims to help writers harness AI as a true copilot — not a replacement for creativity, but a partner that amplifies it. This initiative will create an accessible pathway for authors to understand, adopt, and benefit from AI in producing high-quality, original books.
Director 42: Book to Movie AI Agent
The Director 42 Book-to-Movie Copilot extends R42’s vision by enabling authors not only to write books with AI support but also to explore how their stories can be adapted for screen.
Gamer 42: Book to Game AI Agent
Gamer 42 will allow anyone to build a game out of their favorite book. The interactive experience will make the book characters alive as well as memorable
No-Code LLM Fine Tuning
Normally AI system are fine-tuned with RAG or prompt systems. TIn no code systems the weights are not really re-trained. This project will allow a non-porgrammer to retrain the weights of an LLM
2025 Cohort 8
Stock Market Prediction (with Dr. Jeremy Sosabowski & Dr. Frank Sortino)
Dr. Jeremy Sasobowski
Executive Director,
AlgoDynamix
Dr. Frank Sortino
Director, Pension
Research Institute
Sanjeev Saha
Alan Li
Tyler Newman
Sriram Chakka
Predicting the stock market has been the holy grail for financiers. There have been many mathematical models. Most often, however, these models rely on their own past data. We will be taking signals from a model that does not use past data and attempt to get a model that takes an ensemble of predictive signals to find the best model for the trading system. We will be working with signals from Algodynamix.com.
R42 Longevity Ecosystem Team
Anastasiya Giarletta
Sabeen Aymen Bokhari
Andres Santana
Ricarina Rabinovitz
R42 has established itself as a leading venture fund at the intersection of artificial intelligence and longevity science. Over the past several years, R42 has built a diverse portfolio of companies developing transformative longevity technologies. To further advance this mission and create measurable impact, R42 is launching the Longevity Ecosystem Project — an initiative designed to connect, integrate, and amplify the value of its portfolio companies, research collaborations, and thought leadership in the field of human longevity.
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R42 Longevity Portal
Dr. Ronjon Nag
Shrey Singh
Rishabh Ranjan
Sophia Veronese
R42 will build the R42 Longevity AI Portal, a digital ecosystem powered by an advanced AI agent. The portal will act as a personalized guide to longevity science and practice, integrating R42’s portfolio innovations, educational resources, and community features. Users — whether investors, researchers, clinicians, or health-conscious individuals — will engage with an intelligent agent that understands their profile, goals, and context to deliver tailored recommendations, insights, and connections.
Author 42: Book Writing AI Co-pilot
Dr. Ronjon Nag
Jayne Lytel
Jessica N. Butler
Anna Funaro Mortara
David Moscato
The Author 42 Project aims to help writers harness AI as a true copilot — not a replacement for creativity, but a partner that amplifies it. This initiative will create an accessible pathway for authors to understand, adopt, and benefit from AI in producing high-quality, original books.
Director 42: Book to Movie AI Agent
Linda Olsen
Claire Lu
Sanjana Khajuria
Manisha Madhwani
Ashu Mridu
The Director 42 Book-to-Movie Copilot extends R42’s vision by enabling authors not only to write books with AI support but also to explore how their stories can be adapted for screen.
Gamer 42: Book to Game AI Agent
Jon Li
Ryan Mahandru
Ryan Newman
Meenu Krishnakumar
Gamer 42 will allow anyone to build a game out of their favorite book. The interactive experience will make the book characters alive as well as memorable
No-code LLM Fine Tuning
Dr. Guy Nicolson
Tuesay Singh
Jennifer Yu
Marco Rayner
Tehreem Ansari
Normally AI system are fine-tuned with RAG or prompt systems. TIn no code systems the weights are not really re-trained. This project will allow a non-porgrammer to retrain the weights of an LLM