The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies holds the distinction of being the recipients of NIH – NIA funded centers including the Nathan Shock Center, Claude D. Pepper Center for Older Americans, and the Interventions Testing Program. These centers are the foundation of the Barshop Institute’s mission in understanding the basic biology of aging, and discovering therapies that will treat and cure debilitating aging diseases. Postdoctoral and predoctoral trainees at the Barshop Institute are supported in part through the Biology of Aging Training Program (T32) providing them opportunity to construct, execute, and present their research to the aging research community.
Faculty at the Barshop Institute represent varied research fields whose common focus is understanding the aging process and how we can eliminate and/or manage debilitating diseases that accelerate the aging process. Faculty also have fostered collaborative partnerships with clinical faculty in the Long School of Medicine to facilitate clinical research studies.
UT Health San Antonio is a comprehensive academic health university and research center in South Texas. One of five health institutions in The University of Texas System, UT Health San Antonio is the primary source of health professions, education and life sciences research in the region and is a major center for patient care.
