Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies
Basic Science Centers
San Antonio Nathan Shock Center for Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging
 | Director: Arlan G. Richardson, PhD |
Comparative Biology of Aging Center
Director: Steven N. Austad, PhD
The San Antonio Comparative Biology of Aging Center (SACBAC) is a multi-institutional research center established to promote and facilitate basic aging research. It employs nontraditional, exceptionally informative, animal species to investigate cellular and molecular mechanisms that modulate the rate of aging. Participating institutions are the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), and the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR).
The San Antonio Comparative Biology of Aging Center (SACBAC) is a multi-institutional research center established to promote and facilitate basic aging research. It employs nontraditional, exceptionally informative, animal species to investigate cellular and molecular mechanisms that modulate the rate of aging. Participating institutions are the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), and the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR).
Intervention Testing Program
Director: Randy Strong, PhD
Co-director: James Nelson, PhD
The Interventions Testing Program (ITP) is funded by the Biology of Aging Program of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to evaluate treatment
strategies likely to prevent or delay adverse age-dependent changes in cells and tissues, and to diminish the burden of disease in old age. Interventions considered for the program include, but are not limited to, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, dietary supplements, plant extracts, hormones, chelators, and redox agents.
Co-director: James Nelson, PhD
The Interventions Testing Program (ITP) is funded by the Biology of Aging Program of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to evaluate treatment
strategies likely to prevent or delay adverse age-dependent changes in cells and tissues, and to diminish the burden of disease in old age. Interventions considered for the program include, but are not limited to, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, dietary supplements, plant extracts, hormones, chelators, and redox agents.Marmoset Aging Center
Director: Suzette D. Tardif, PhDThe Marmoset Aging Center has established a specific-pathogen free, barrier-maintained colony of marmosets — a unique primate model for the study of aging and age-related disease. The Center is the only facility in the world that maintains marmosets under barrier conditions, to promote excellent health and produce large numbers of aged animals for research.
Neuroscience Research
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The Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies15355 Lambda Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78245
P: 210-562-6140 F: 210-562-6110