Faculty | Barshop Institute | UT Health San Antonio

Core Faculty
	Lizhen Chen, PhD Position: Associate Professor Department: Cell Systems and Anatomy
	Tiffany Cortes, MD Position: Assistant Professor/Clinical Department: Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes
	Elizabeth Fernandez, PhD Position: Assistant Professor/Research Department: Department of Pharmacology
	David Gius, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Radiation Oncology Assistant Dean of Translational Research at the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Associate Director of the Mays Cancer Center Department: Department of Radiation Oncology
	Vaida Glatt, PhD Position: Assistant Professor Director of Basic Science Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Department: Department of Orthopaedics
	Xianlin Han, PhD Position:Professor Department: Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes
	Peter J. Hornsby, PhD Position: Professor Department: Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology
	Yuji Ikeno, MD, PhD Position: Professor Department: Department of Pathology
	Kevin Koronowski, PhD Position: Assistant Professor Department: Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology
	Masahiro Morita, PhD Position: Associate Professor Department: Department of Molecular Medicine
	James F. Nelson, PhD Position: Professor Department: Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology
	Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD Position: Assistant Professor/Researcher Department: Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes
	Blake B. Rasmussen, PhD Position: Professor and Chair, Department of Cellular & Integrative Physiology Director, Center for Metabolic Health Department: Department of Cellular & Integrative Physiology
	Adam B. Salmon, PhD Position: Associate Director, Sam & Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity & Aging Studies Deputy Director for the Basic Sciences Professor, Molecular Medicine Elsie Minifie, PhD Excellence Endowment in Aging Studies Department: Department of Molecular Medicine
	Yuguang ‘Roger’ Shi, PhD Position: Professor of Pharmacology Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Distinguished Chair in Metabolic Biology Department: Department of Pharmacology
	Randy Strong, PhD Position: Dielmann Distinguished Chair in Aging Professor of Pharmacology Director, NIA Aging Interventions Testing Center Director, Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Biology of Aging Department: Department of Pharmacology
	Elena Volpi, MD, PhD, FGSA Position: Director, Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies Professor of Medicine Department: Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine
	Lu Wang, PhD Position: Assistant Professor Department: Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology
	Rebeca Wong, PhD Position: Professor Department: Department of Population Health Sciences Department of Neurology Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s & Neurodegenerative Diseases Department of Health, Behavior, and Society
	Mengwei Zang, MD, PhD Position: Professor of Molecular Medicine The Ewing Halsell Distinguished Chair in Research Associate Director of the MD/PhD Program at UT Health San Antonio Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies Department: Department of Molecular Medicine
	Jun Zhang, PhD Position: Assistant Professor/Research Department: Department of Pharmacology
	Shangang Zhao, PhD Position: Assistant Professor Department: Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology
	Daohong Zhou, MD Position: Professor, Biochemistry and Structural Biology Associate Director for Drug Development of the Mays Cancer Center Director of the Center for Innovative Drug Discovery (CIDD) Department: Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology

Member Faculty
	Renata Belfort De Aguiar, MD Position: Associate Professor Department: Internal Medicine
	James A. Bynum, PhD Position: Vice Chair of Surgical Research Department: Department of Surgery
	Patricia Chalela, DrPH Position: Associate Professor at the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio Associate Director for Education and Training Programs Department: Department of Population Health Sciences
	Robert A. Clark, MD Position: Assistant Vice President for Clinical Research, Office of the VPR Department: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
	Maryam Garza, PhD, MPH, MMCi Position: Associate Professor, Informatics Researcher Department: Department of Population Health Sciences
	Jonathan A. L. Gelfond, MD, PhD Position: Associate Professor Chief of Biostatistics Division Department: Department of Population Health Sciences
	Dean L. Kellogg, Jr., MD, PhD Position: Professor Medicine/Geriatrics Department: Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology & Palliative Medicine
	Lisa Kilpela, PhD Position: Associate Director, ReACH Center Associate Professor Department: Department of Medicine
	Wei Liu, PhD Position: Associate Professor Research Director of Rehabilitation, Integrative and Complementary Health (RICH) Department: Department of Physical Therapy
	Joel E. Michalek, PhD Position: Professor Department: Department of Pediatrics Department of Population Health Sciences
	Aaryn Mustoe, PhD Position: Staff Scientist Department: Texas Biomedical Research Institute
	Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, MPH Position: Professor Director of Institute for Health Promotion Research Chair of the Department of Population Health Sciences at UT Health San Antonio Associate Director of Cancer Outreach and Engagement at Mays Cancer Center
	Shreya Rao, MD, MPH Position: Assistant Professor Department: Department of Medicine, Janey & Dolph Briscoe Division of Cardiology
	Timothy Reistetter, OTR, PhD, FAOTA Position: Professor & Associate Dean for Research Department: Department of Occupational Therapy
	Marcos Restrepo, MD, MSc, PhD Position: Professor Department: Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine
	Kelly Reveles, PharmD, PhD Position: Associate Professor Department: College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin Pharmacotherapy Education and Research Center, School of Medicine, UT Health San Antonio
	Corinna Ross, PhD Position: Professor and Director of the Southwest National Primate Research Center Department: Texas Biomedical Research Institute
	Sandra Sanchez-Reilly, MD Position: Professor of Medicine Interim Division Chief, Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine ACOS, Geriatrics and Extended Care, South Texas Veterans Health Care System Department: Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology & Palliative Medicine
	Claudia Satizabal, PhD Position: Associate Professor Department: Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases Department of Population Health Sciences
	Sudha Seshadri, MD, DM Position: Professor (Tenure) Robert R. Barker Distinguished University Professor Founding Director, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases Senior Investigator, the Framingham Heart Study Department: Department of Neurology
	Anjali Sivaramakrishnan, PhD, PT Position: Assistant Professor Department: Department of Physical Therapy
	Meredith L Stensland, PhD, LMSW Position: Assistant Professor of Research Department: Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
	Xiaojing Wang, PhD Position: Assistant Professor/Research Department: Department of Population Health Sciences
	Lei Zheng, MD, PhD Position: Executive Director, UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center Vice President for Oncology Professor, Department of Medicine

Core Faculty

Member Faculty