The controversial leader of a biohacking company who was a graduate of the University of Montevallo was found dead Sunday in Washington D.C.

Vice News is reporting that Aaron Traywick, who headed Ascendance Biomedical, died Sunday. Traywick headed a company that encouraged medical research outside traditional routes such as academia and pharmaceutical companies. Biohacking is termed as a do-it-yourself movement in biology, medicine and genetics.

Traywick's social media profile identified him as a 2008 graduate of Stanhope Elmore High School in Millbrook and a 2013 graduate of Montevallo, with a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies, including philosophy, environmental studies and sociology.

According to the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, Traywick was found dead at 11:30 a.m. ET on Sunday in a spa room downtown. Traywick was 28 years old. He was reportedly discovered in a flotation therapy tank. Investigators currently say there is no evidence to suggest foul play.

Known for his sometimes theatrical behavior, Traywick injected himself with an untested herpes treatment earlier this year before an audience at an Austin, Texas convention in February, according to the Mirror.

Tristan Roberts, who worked with Traywick, said he was a "passionate visionary." Roberts last year injected himself with an untested gene therapy, according to the BBC. Traywick, who identified himself as a "community organizer," was in attendance.

"While many in the biohacking scene disagreed with his methods, none of them doubted his intentions," Roberts said. "He sought nothing short of a revolution in biomedicine; the democratization of science and the opening of the flood gates for global healing."