Grants
UT Health Newsroom: UT Health San Antonio researcher awarded five-year, $2.53 million NIH grant to study alcohol-assisted liver disease
July 3, 2024
Original story: UT Health San Antonio Newsroom Groundbreaking study could help reduce the need for transplants Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 21, 2024) — Liver transplants associated with alcohol-related disease are growing at a rapid pace, shifting research to address pathologies behind the ailments in light of a limited supply of organ […]
UT Health Newsroom: Voelcker Fund supports research for early career investigators at UT Health San Antonio
June 12, 2024
Original story: UT Health San Antonio Newsroom Voelcker Fund supports research for early career investigators at UT Health San Antonio Posted on June 6, 2024 at 10:57 am. Shared by Jane Alvarez-Hernandez The Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund recently awarded $800,000 to UT Health San Antonio to support research projects from early career investigators. […]
UT Health Newsroom: A long-term ketogenic diet accumulates aged cells in normal tissues, a UT Health San Antonio-led study shows
May 18, 2024
Original story: UT Health San Antonio Newsroom Researchers urge, ‘Take a keto-break,’ for prevention Contacts: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Eileen Teves, (210) 450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Monica Taylor, (210) 450-8970, taylorm1@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (May 17, 2024) — A strict “keto-friendly” diet popular for weight loss and diabetes, depending on both the diet and individual, might not […]
Congratulations to Xianlin Han, PhD on his Owens Foundation Award!
April 12, 2024
Dr. Xianlin Han is the recipient of the 2024 William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation Award for $200,000. The project is titled “Myelin sulfatide deficiency alters galetin-3 signaling in AD”. Dr. Han is a professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes and an investigator with the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for […]
Congratulations to Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD and Kevin Koronowski, PhD on their Owens Foundation Award!
April 5, 2024
Dr. Juan Pablo Palavicini and Dr. Kevin Koronowski are the recipients of the 2024 William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation Award. The two-year, $200,000 project is titled “Modeling late-onset Alzheimer’s via gene-environment interactions”. Dr. Palavicini and Dr. Koronowski have been named Multiple Principle Investigators on the project. Dr. Palavicini is an assistant professor in […]
Congratulations to Shangang Zhao, PhD on his R01 grant!
March 18, 2024
Dr. Zhao’s project, “Paracrine effects of leptin in regulating visceral fat expansion,” has been awarded an R01 grant by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Zhao is an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and an investigator with the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies.
Congratulations to Mengwei Zang, MD, PhD on her R01 grant!
March 1, 2024
Dr. Zang’s project, “Deciphering RNA Splicing Control of Lipid Metabolism and Alcoholic Liver Injury,” has been awarded an R01 grant by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Dr. Zang is a Professor with the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and the Department of Molecular Medicine. She is also the […]
Congratulations to Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD on his Pepper OAIC Coordinating Center Award!
November 22, 2023
Dr. Juan Pablo Palavicini has received a Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) Coordinating Center award for $100,000. The multi-center pilot project is titled “Inhibition of ceramide synthesis: a viable strategy to reverse metabolic determinants of sarcopenic obesity”. Dr. Palavicini is named the principal investigator on the pilot award and will be working with co-principal […]
Congratulations to Shangang Zhao, PhD on his UT STARs Award!
November 21, 2023
Dr. Shangang Zhao has received a UT STARs award for $100,000. The STARs (Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention) Program provides funding to help purchase state-of-the-art equipment and make necessary laboratory/facility renovations to support faculty members in performing their research. This award will allow Dr. Zhao to further develop his project in metabolism and aging. […]
Congratulations to Yuguang Shi, PhD on his R01 grant from the National Institute on Aging!
May 10, 2023
Dr. Shi’s project, “Cardiolipin Remodeling in Alzheimer’s Disease,” has been awarded an R01 grant by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Shi is a Professor with the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and the Department of Pharmacology. He is also the Joe R. and […]