News
Congratulations to Daniel Adekunbi, PhD on his upcoming publication in GeroScience!
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.
Congratulations to Veronica Galvan, PhD on her upcoming publication in JNeurosci!
March 23, 2021
The paper has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Neuroscience. The paper has also been selected as “noteworthy” and will be featured as highlighted research in the journal’s webpage and in all their social media streams and digital communications.
Congratulations to Xianlin Han, PhD on his RF1 award!
March 8, 2021
Dr. Han has received an RF1, multi-year funded award, from the NIH. The award is for the project titled “Sulfatide deficiency: A novel mechanism leading to reactive astrogliosis in aging and Alzheimer’s disease.”
Congratulations to Lizhen Chen, PhD on her R01!
January 29, 2021
Lizhen Chen, PhD has received an R01 from the NIH for her project titled “The role of CELF2 and its genetic variants in Alzheimer’s disease.” 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. […]
UT Health Newsroom: PREVENTABLE trial at UT Health San Antonio recruiting 450 volunteers.
January 21, 2021
Can a statin maintain the health of adults 75 and older? UT Health San Antonio’s Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies announced Nov. 20 that enrollment is open for a new clinical trial called PREVENTABLE. The study will investigate whether taking atorvastatin, a drug commonly used to lower cholesterol also called […]
Congratulations to David Guis, MD, PhD on his R01!
January 11, 2021
David Guis, MD, PhD has received an R01 from the NIH for his project titled “MnSOD-K68-Ac reprograms a lineage plasticity switch / stemness in ER+ breast malignancies.” Dr. Guis is the Associate Cancer Director of Translation Research, the Assistant Dean for Research, and a Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology.
Congratulations to B.S. Kasinath, MD on his publication in JCI Insight!
January 5, 2021
The paper is titled “Proximal tubular epithelial insulin receptor mediates high fat diet-induced kidney injury” by Hak Joo Lee, Meenalakshmi M. Mariappan, Luke Norton, Terry Bakewell, Denis Feliers, Sae Byeol Oh, Andrew Donati, Cherubina S. Rubannelsonkumar, Manjeri A. Venkatachalam, Stephen E. Harris, Isabelle Rubera, Michel Tauc, Goutam Ghosh Choudhury, C. Ronald Kahn, Kumar Sharma, Ralph […]
Congratulations to Paul Hasty, DVM on his publication in Cell Reports!
December 23, 2020
TREX2 Exonuclease Causes Spontaneous Mutations and Stress-Induced Replication Fork Defects in Cells Expressing RAD51K133A Jun Ho Ko, Mi Young Son, Qing Zhou, Lucia Molnarova, Lambert Song, Jarmila Mlcouskova, Atis Jekabsons, Cristina Montagna, Lumir Krejci, Paul Hasty Cell Reports. Volume 33, Issue 12, 22 December 2020, 108543. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108543. Summary: DNA damage tolerance (DDT) and homologous […]
Congratulations to Juan P. Palavicini, PhD on his recent publication in JCI Insight!
November 24, 2020
The paper is titled “Early disruption of nerve mitochondrial and myelin lipid homeostasis in obesity-induced diabetes” by Juan P. Palavicini, Juan Chen, Chunyan Wang, Jianing Wang, Chao Qin, Eric Baeuerle, Xinming Wang, Jung A. Woo, David E. Kang, Nicolas Musi, Jeffrey L. Dupree, and Xianlin Han. Dr. Palavicini is an Assistant Professor/Research with the Sam […]
Congratulations to Dr. Dean Kellogg on his VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Award!
November 24, 2020
Dean Kellogg, MD, PhD has received an award from the VA office of Rehabilitation Research & Development Service (RR&D) for his project titled “Elucidating sympathetic vasoconstrictor mechanisms of autonomic dysreflexia in persons with spinal cord injury.” Dr. Kellogg is a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology & Palliative Medicine.