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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 […]
UT Health Newsroom: Flies, worms poorly predict drugs’ life span effects in mice, study indicates
April 21, 2023
Original story: UT Health San Antonio Newsroom Doctoral student’s research suggests difficulty of translating longevity interventions from lower species to mammals Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (April 21, 2023) — If a drug extends the life span of worms or flies, is it likely to do the same in mice? Not typically based […]
Congratulations to Yuguang Shi, PhD on his R01 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases!
April 19, 2023
Dr. Shi’s project, “Cellular mechanisms of NLRP3 activation by ALCAT1 in diet-induced obesity,” has been awarded an R01 grant by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 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 […]
Congratulations to Zach Uttke for winning best basic science poster at the Long School of Medicine Research Day!
April 18, 2023
Zach Uttke is an MD/PhD student in the UT Heath San Antonio MSTP program. Zach worked as a Student Research Associate in the Frost lab prior to starting with our MSTP program and will join the Frost lab full time once he begins his PhD in the Biology of Aging program. Zach is currently investigating […]
Congratulations to Mengwei Zang, MD, PhD and the Zang Lab on their publication in Aging Cell!
April 10, 2023
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 the Ewing Halsell Distinguished Chair in Research and the Associate Director of the MD/PhD Program at UT Health San Antonio. Age-dependent loss of hepatic SIRT1 enhances NLRP3 inflammasome signaling and […]
Congratulations to Lulu Schulz on her “Best Poster in Basic Science” award at the South Texas Alzheimer’s Conference!
March 29, 2023
Lulu Schulz is a PhD student in the Biology of Aging discipline of the Integrated BioMedical Sciences program in the lab of Bess Frost, PhD with the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies. Her research focus is on the role of Arc capsids in tauopathy.
Congratulations to Claira Sohn on her first-author publication in Frontiers in Aging!
March 27, 2023
Claira Sohn is a PhD student in the Biology of Aging discipline of the Integrated BioMedical Sciences program in the lab of Bess Frost, PhD with the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies. Claira earned her undergraduate degree from Northern Arizona University where she worked to synthesize self-assembling peptides to create […]
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 […]
Congratulations to Michael Bene on his publication in Geroscience!
January 17, 2023
Michael Bene is an Integrated Biomedical Sciences PhD student in the lab of Adam Salmon, PhD with the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies. Mike’s work used the existing literature to test the question: if a longevity intervention works in worms or flies does that suggest success in extending lifespan in […]