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August 27, 2021
Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD has received an award from the Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant (AARG) program for the project titled “PLCG2 AD variants in microglial lipid metabolism and calcium signaling“. Dr. Palavicini is an Assistant Professor/Research with the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and the Department of Medicine, Division of […]
July 8, 2021
The paper is titled “Insulin Resistance in Skeletal Muscle Selectively Protects the Heart in Response to Metabolic Stress” by Dandan Jia, Jun Zhang, Xueling Liu, John-Paul Andersen, Zhenjun Tian, Jia Nie, and Yuguang Shi. Dr. Shi is the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Distinguished Chair in Metabolic Biology and a Professor with the Department […]
June 22, 2021
The paper, titled “The treatment of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction inpersons with spinal cord injury: An open label, pilot study ofanticholinergic agent vs. mirabegron to evaluate cognitive impactand efficacy” has been accepted for publication in the journal Spinal Cord Series and Cases. This paper is the culmination of a San Antonio Claude D. Pepper […]
June 1, 2021
Congratulations to our recent PhD graduates! John-Paul Andersen: PhD in Integrated Biomedical Sciences Discipline: Physiology and Pharmacology Mentor: Roger Shi, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology Eric Baeuerle: PhD in Integrated Biomedical Sciences Discipline: Biology of Aging Mentor: Nicolas Musi, MD, Professor of Medicine Adrian Beckmann: PhD in Integrated Biomedical Sciences Discipline: Cell Biology, Genetics, and Molecular […]
May 27, 2021
Lizhen Chen, PhD has been selected to receive the Voelcker Fund Young Investigator Award. Dr. Chen is an Assistant Professor at the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and the Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine.
May 27, 2021
The paper, titled “Cardiolipin Remodeling by ALCAT1 Links Hypoxia to Coronary Artery Disease by Promoting Mitochondrial Dysfunction” has been accepted for publication in the journal Molecular Therapy. Dr. Shi is a Professor with the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and the Department of Pharmacology, and is the Joe R. and […]
May 21, 2021
Congratulations to Integrated Biomedical Sciences PhD candidate John-Paul Andersen for the successful defense of his PhD Thesis. (Soon to be) Dr. Andersen’s thesis was titled “Pathological Cardiolipin Remodeling Through ALCAT1 Contributes to Mitochondrial Dysfunction Associated with Telomere Shortening.” He is a PhD candidate in the lab of Yuguang Shi, PhD.
May 3, 2021
Jonathan Dorigatti’s paper, titled “Beta-guanidinopropionic acid has age-specific effects on markers of health and function in mice“, has been accepted for publication in the journal GeroScience. Jonathan is a PhD candidate in the Biology of Aging discipline in the lab of Adam Salmon, PhD, who has recently successfully defended his PhD thesis.
April 26, 2021
Congratulations to Biology of Aging PhD candidate Jonathan Dorigatti for the successful defense of his PhD Thesis. (Soon to be) Dr. Dorigatti’s thesis was titled “AGE SPECIFIC EFFECTS OF BETA GUANIDINOPROPIONIC ACID ON HEALTHSPAN AND ITS POTENTIAL AS AN AGING THERAPUTIC.” He is a PhD candidate in the lab of Adam Salmon, PhD.
April 21, 2021
Dr. Adekunbi’s paper, titled “Age and sex modify cellular proliferation responses to oxidative stress and glucocorticoid challenges in baboon cells”, has been accepted for publication in the journal GeroScience. Dr. Adekunbi is a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Adam Salmon, PhD.
