Original story: UT Health San Antonio Newsroom
Shared By: Claire Kowalick
SAN ANTONIO (September 15, 2025) — The population of older Americans is expanding rapidly and is expected to double by 2060. While people are living longer than ever, many are also living with chronic health problems that impact their quality of life and ability to live independently.
Since 2015, scientists at the San Antonio Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center at The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (Health Science Center) have pursued translational geroscience and geriatrics research to improve the health and functional independence of older adults. In September, the center received a $6.5 million infrastructure grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging to continue this work for an additional five years.
“San Antonio is a major wheelhouse for aging research,” said Elena Volpi, MD, PhD, FGSA, director of the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies (Barshop Institute), director of the San Antonio Pepper Center and professor in the Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine at the Health Science Center. “We are one of the largest centers for aging research in the country and the world. Our Pepper Center aims to improve the health and independence of all older adults with a strong focus on our local South Texas population.”
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San Antonio Pepper Center secures $6.5M grant to advance aging research