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 […]




Congratulations to Shangang Zhao, PhD on his Voelcker Fund Pilot Grant!

May 10, 2023

Dr. Shangang Zhao has received a one year Voelcker Fund Young Investigator Pilot Award from the Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund. This award will allow Dr. Zhao to further develop his project in metabolism and aging.  Dr. Zhao is an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and an investigator with […]





Congratulations to new faculty Lu Wang, PhD on her CPRIT recruitment award!

February 16, 2023

Newly recruited faculty, Lu Wang, PhD, has been awarded a $2 million Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) recruitment award for first-time, tenure track faculty members.  Dr. Wang joins UT Health San Antonio from the University of Pennsylvania.  She will be an Assistant Professor with the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology and […]




Congratulations to Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD and Xianlin Han, PhD on their grant from Cure Alzheimer’s Fund!

January 18, 2023

Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD and Xianlin Han, PhD have been named co-PIs for their project, “Identification and validation of plasma-based lipid biomarkers for early Alzheimer’s disease in the unique, primarily Hispanic, South Texas population.”  The project will be funded by Cure Alzheimer’s Fund for two years.  Dr. Palavicini is an Assistant Professor/Research with the Sam […]




UT Health Newsroom: Barshop Institute’s Palavicini attracts early scientist award

December 19, 2022

Original story: UT Health San Antonio Newsroom American Federation for Aging Research grant allows exploration of signaling molecules toxic in Alzheimer’s, diabetes, aging The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) selected Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD, an early career scientist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), to […]




Congratulations to Masahiro Morita, PhD on his American Cancer Society Research Scholar Grant!

October 12, 2022

Dr. Masahiro Morita has received a 4-year American Cancer Society Research Scholar Grant for his project about mRNA translation and liver cancer. Dr. Morita will use several mouse models to understand the molecular mechanism by which excess nutrients increase the risk of cancer. Dr. Morita is an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine and […]




Congratulations to Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD on his 2022 Glenn and AFAR Junior Faculty Grant!

July 22, 2022

Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD has been awarded a 2022 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and AFAR Grant for Junior Faculty for his project “Mechanisms and consequences of dramatic ceramide losses in long-lived growth hormone deficient mice.”  Dr. Palavicini is an Assistant Professor/Research with the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and […]




UT Health Newsroom: Voelcker Fund award supports innovative cancer and heart disease research

June 14, 2022

Original story: UT Health San Antonio Newsroom The Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund is awarding $1.7 million to UT Health San Antonio to support research projects conducted by promising early career researchers. The Voelcker Fund’s Young Investigator Awards, which provide each recipient with $150,000 per year over three years ($450,000), are intended to support […]




San Antonio Express-News: UTSA awards $4 million to Alzheimer’s researchers around the world

June 9, 2022

Original Story: San Antonio Express-News By: Laura Garcia, Staff writer A professor at UT Health San Antonio is among four researchers worldwide awarded $500,000 each — part of the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Oskar Fischer Prize — for their work in furthering society’s understanding what causes Alzheimer’s disease. UTSA on Wednesday announced the […]

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