Centers
San Antonio Nathan Shock Center
The mission of the San Antonio Nathan Shock Center is to discover the molecular and cellular mechanisms that control the aging process in order to develop strategies to promote healthy aging. The aging process plays an important role in the development of chronic disease and disability.
San Antonio Claude D. Pepper Center
Director: Elena Volpi, MD, PhD, FGSA
As a recipient of the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) grant from the National Institute of Aging (NIA), the Barshop Institute is furthering research efforts towards the clinical aspect. The Pepper Center designation enables the translation of research into practical applications in the lives of older Americans.
San Antonio Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)
Director: Chih-Ko Yeh, BDS, PhD
Established in 1987, the San Antonio Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) serves elderly Veterans in central and south Texas. The mission of the San Antonio GRECC is to be a center of excellence for the advancement of research, education, and clinical care in geriatrics and gerontology.
Center for Metabolic Health
Director: Blake Rasmussen, PhD
The Center for Metabolic Health aims to create a synergy between basic and clinical scientists in support of the advancement of metabolic research and education.
Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium Adult Clinical Center
Director: Blake Rasmussen, PhD
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) and The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) have created the University of Texas Adult Clinical Center (UTACC) for the Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC).
Marmoset Aging Center
Co-Leader: Adam B. Salmon, PhD
Co-Leader: Cory Ross, PhD
The Marmoset Aging Center has established a specific pathogen-free, barrier-maintained colony of marmosets — a unique primate model for the study of aging and age-related disease. The Center is the only facility in the world that maintains marmosets under barrier conditions to promote excellent health and produce large numbers of aged animals for research.
San Antonio Aging Interventions Testing Program
Director: Randy Strong, PhD
Co-Director: James Nelson, PhD
The Aging Interventions Testing Program (ITP) at San Antonio is funded by the Biology of Aging Program of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to evaluate treatment strategies likely to prevent or delay adverse age-dependent changes in cells and tissues, and to diminish the burden of disease in old age.
Naked Mole-Rat Aging Center
The Naked Mole-Rat Center seeks to gain a better understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that the longest-lived rodent, the naked mole-rat (NMR) uses to thwart the aging process and maintain cancer-free good health well into their third decade of life.