Alcor

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cryonics organization
gptkbp:advocacy Public awareness campaigns
Scientific research funding
Legal recognition of cryonics
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Cryonics_Institute
gptkb:American_Cryonics_Society
gptkbp:collaborations Universities
Biotechnology companies
Medical research organizations
gptkbp:community Cryonics community
Life extension community
Transhumanist community
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Vitrification
Cryoprotectant infusion
gptkbp:criticism Ethical concerns
Public perception
Financial viability
Scientific skepticism
gptkbp:founded 1972
gptkbp:founder Fred Chamberlain
gptkbp:future_plans Increase membership
Expand research initiatives
Develop new preservation technologies
Enhance public outreach
gptkbp:goal Preservation of identity
Life extension
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Scottsdale,_Arizona
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alcor
gptkbp:legal_representation Non-profit organization
gptkbp:membership Alcor_members
gptkbp:notable_event Partnerships with research institutions
Expansion of facilities in 2016
First patient cryopreserved in 1976
Increased media coverage in the 2000s
Legal battles over cryonics
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Timothy_Leary
gptkb:Max_More
gptkb:Robert_Ettinger
gptkbp:publications Cryonics magazine
Alcor_News
gptkbp:research_focus Neuroscience
Cryobiology
gptkbp:revenue Donations
Membership fees
Cryopreservation contracts
gptkbp:services Cryonics
Cryopreservation
gptkbp:technology Cryonic_revival
Cryonic_suspension
gptkbp:type Cryonics provider
gptkbp:website www.alcor.org