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December 15, 2023
Bess Frost, PhD, associate professor in the Barshop Institute, talks with Texas Public Radio about her work on jumping genes and Alzheimer’s Disease. Original Story: Texas Public Radio Science & Medicine: Alzheimer’s and the inflammatory trigger. By Bonnie Petrie A UT Health Science Center San Antonio researcher has discovered something really interesting about Alzheimer’s disease. […]
December 15, 2023
Congratulations to our 2023 Joe and Bettie Ward Award winners for excellence in the basic biology of aging. Nisi Jiang (right) is our 2023 pre-doctoral awardee and Daniel Adekunbi, PhD (left) is our 2023 post-doctoral awardee. Great work!
November 29, 2023
Original story: UT Health San Antonio Newsroom 143 Health Science Center faculty past and present recognized on Scopus citation metrics list Six Barshop-affiliated faculty are included on this list of 143 faculty members from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Robert Clark, Immunology Xianlin Han, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Paul Hasty, […]
November 27, 2023
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. Hyperleptinemia contributes to antipsychotic drug-associated obesity and metabolic disorders Shangang Zhao, Qian Lin, Wei Xiong, Li Li, Leon Straub, Dinghong Zhang, Rizaldy Zapata, Qingzhang Zhu, Xue-Nan […]
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 […]
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. […]
October 31, 2023
The paper will be a spotlight article with a preview in an upcoming issue. Dr. Shi is the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Distinguished Chair in Metabolic Biology and a Professor with the Department of Pharmacology and the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies. LPGAT1 controls MEGDEL syndrome by coupling […]
October 4, 2023
Original story: UT Health San Antonio Newsroom Lower levels of a protective protein lead to liver inflammation, scarring Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 3, 2023) — Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) have identified a molecular pathway that connects aging […]
September 22, 2023
Dr. Chen is an Associate Professor with the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and the Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy. Hormone-induced enhancer assembly requires an optimal level of hormone receptor multivalent interactions Lizhen Chen, Zhao Zhang, Qinyu Han, Barun K. Maity, Leticia Rodrigues, Emily Zboril, Rashmi Adhikari, Su-Hyuk Ko, […]
August 16, 2023
Dr. Frost is an Associate Professor with the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Disorders, and the Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy. She is the holder/manager of the Bartell Zachry Distinguished Professor for Research in Neurodegenerative Disorders. Alzheimer’s disease and related tauopathies: […]