Twice Gary Cantor has wrote to Dr. de Grey. The first time was as a child when he saw a Youtube video of Dr. de Grey explaining what the Biomedical Gerontology field was which resulted in a reply inviting him to a conference in England, they were unaware of the fact that he was thirteen at the time, the second time was when he was accepted into the Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in this letter he thanked Dr. de Grey for publicizing the idea that gave him a purpose in life: finding a cure for aging.
Born and raised in Coral Springs, Florida, Gary Cantor was always an active child in both thought and physical recreation. Growing up, he was an avid chess player and won the chess championship of his Junior High School the two years he competed. In addition to chess, he was also active in a variety of sports such as golf, soccer, football, track and field, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Krav Maga and weightlifting.
From a young age, Gary Cantor decided he wanted to pursue a career in the medical field and after hearing about the Biomedical Gerontology field, Cantor began his educational pursuits into that field. He performed his undergraduate studies at the University of Florida where he studied biology and immediately got involved in the research departments.
