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January 6, 2023
The paper is titled “Pathogenic tau–induced transposable element–derived dsRNA drives neuroinflammation” by Elizabeth Ochoa, Paulino Ramirez, Elias Gonzalez, Jasmine De Mange, William J. Ray, Kevin F. Bieniek, and Bess Frost. 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 […]
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 […]
November 29, 2022
Original story: SciTechDaily The NIA Interventions Testing Program, which included UT Health San Antonio, worked with counterparts in Switzerland and Tennessee. The Interventions Testing Program, which is funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), has reported the finding of numerous candidate genes that influence longevity. The three Interventions Testing Program sites—The University of Texas […]
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 […]
September 30, 2022
Dr. Nicolas Musi is a Professor in the Division of Diabetes, Department of Medicine, Long School of Medicine and the Director of the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies. Effect of acute TLR4 inhibition on insulin resistance in human subjects Hanyu Liang, Nattapol Sathavarodom, Claudia Colmenares, Jonathan Gelfond, Sara E Espinoza, […]
September 26, 2022
Dr. Semwal is an Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the lab of Dr. Nicolas Musi with the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies. Redox status regulates autophagy in thymic stromal cells and promotes T cell tolerance Manpreet K Semwal, Allison K Hester, Yangming Xiao, Chioma Udeaja, Sergio Cepeda, John S Verschelde 2nd, […]
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 […]
June 28, 2022
The paper is titled “Pharmacological inhibition of ALCAT1 mitigates amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by attenuating SOD1 protein aggregation” by Xueling Liu, Jun Zhang, Jie Li, Chengjie Song, and Yuguang Shi. 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 […]
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 […]
June 12, 2022
The paper is titled “In Search of the Holy Grail: Toward a Unified Hypothesis on Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Age-related Diseases” by Jun Zhang and Yuguang Shi. 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 […]