Very sad to have just learned of the tragic death in battle of Joseph Gitarts, our co-author in several papers on modeling aging and longevity. Joseph showed a brilliant promise to advance the goal of healthy longevity for all. This promise was killed by the terrorists, as they have killed much of the future of human longevity and well-being, not only in Israel. Hopefully the better future will prevail.

See Joseph’s final letter to his parents and testimony about his passion for aging and longevity research.
https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/help-israel-i-am-ok/

And some words from Joseph about our joint projects:
“It was a pleasure to contribute to a body of work that brings together healthcare and technology. It is a stepping stone on the path towards a future where we realize the potential of modern technology to significantly enhance the quality of life for all of humanity. 🚀”

May his memory be a blessing.

From his collaborator: Ilia Stambler

His works:

David Blokh, *Joseph Gitarts*, Eliyahu H. Mizrahi, Nadya Kagansky, Ilia Stambler. The utility of information theory based methods in the research of aging and longevity. In: Artificial Intelligence for Healthy Longevity. Book series Healthy Ageing and Longevity. Springer Nature, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35176-1_12

David Blokh, *Joseph Gitarts*, Ilia Stambler I. An information-theoretical analysis of gene nucleotide sequence structuredness for a selection of aging and cancer-related genes. Genomics & Informatics, 18(4), e41, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5808/GI.2020.18.4.e41

David Blokh, Ilia Stambler, *Joseph Gitarts*, Erica Pinco, Eliyahu Mizrahi. Information-theoretical analysis of blood biomarkers for age-related hip fracture risk evaluation. Applied Medical Informatics, 43(1), 14-23, 2021 https://ami.info.umfcluj.ro/index.php/AMI/article/view/797