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 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 […]




Congratulations to Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD and Xianlin Han, PhD on their recent publication in International Journal of Molecular Sciences!

January 17, 2023

Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD is the co-first author and Xianlin Han, PhD is the corresponding author on the recently published paper in International Journal of Molecular Sciences.  Dr. Palavicini is an Assistant Professor/Research and Dr. Han is a Professor, both with the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and the Department […]