Inside a Napa Valley Event Where 200 Scientists Met to Talk Longevity

On the first morning of Doc, an exclusive health and longevity event that convened its inaugural meeting this past October, scoring a caffeine hit required navigating a human obstacle course that had sprung up in the overflow tent. A shifting group of 20 to 30 attendees eagerly chatted by the coffee bar and make-your-own-trail-mix station, while a separate gaggle formed around Eric Verdin, CEO of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, as if he were a celebrity—which, in this crowd, he…