We invite you to join us as a graduate student (PhD or MD/PhD) or postdoctoral fellow to study the biology of aging at the world-renowned Barshop Institute. We are the only institution in the U.S. to house both a Nathan Shock Center on the Biology of Aging, which is a grant from the National Institute on Aging that supports basic aging research, as well as a Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (often called “Pepper Center”), a grant from the NIA to support translational aging research. More than 100 faculty members are engaged in various aspects of aging research. Our NIA T32-funded Training Grant has 4 predoctoral graduate student positions and 4 postdoctoral fellowships available.
This T32 training program for research scientists covers such areas as the genetics of aging, lifespan, and intervention analyses in aging and models of age-related diseases. The focus is on translational-oriented trials in a wide range of animal models, including marmosets and early-phase clinical studies in human subjects. Trainees will participate in programs involving such topics as:
- Regulation of Gene Expression
- Somatic Mutations
- Epigenetic Changes
- Free Radicals
- Oxidative Damage
- DNA Damage and Repair
- Endocrine, Immune, Vascular, and Skeletal Systems
- Cell Signaling Networks
- Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes
- Differentiation and Apoptosis
- Molecular Aspects of Age-Associated Disease
