Steve Harris is currently a Post Doctoral Scholar at the UCLA Department of Pathology. A graduate of the University of Utah Medical School, Dr. Harris has published medical research papers as well as numerous articles on both the medical and humanistic aspects of cryonic suspension. Dr. Harris has also done considerable research on why dietary restriction retards the aging process, and is currently involved in a long-term research project on the nutrition of the inhabitants of Biosphere II, the self-contained ecosystem in the Arizona desert in which one of Harris's major professors is currently living and doing research.