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Congratulations to Grace Lee, PharmD, PhD on her publication in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology!
September 15, 2021
Dr. Lee, an Assistant Professor with The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy and Adjunct Professor with UT Health San Antonio, is a Pepper Center RL5 Scholar. Link to full journal article: https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(21)01363-4/fulltext Read more below: Immunologic resilience: a new metric to accurately gauge COVID-19’s path
Congratulations to Michelle Trbovich, MD on her publication in Spinal Cord Series and Cases!
June 22, 2021
The paper, titled “The treatment of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction inpersons with spinal cord injury: An open label, pilot study ofanticholinergic agent vs. mirabegron to evaluate cognitive impactand efficacy” has been accepted for publication in the journal Spinal Cord Series and Cases. This paper is the culmination of a San Antonio Claude D. Pepper […]
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 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.
Congratulations to Dr. Adam Salmon and Dr. Corinna Ross on their collaborative NIH grant award!
November 12, 2020
Newswise — San Antonio, Texas (November 5, 2020) – The Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) at Texas Biomedical Research Institute and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio received a $1.3 million collaborative grant to continue the San Antonio Marmoset Aging Program (SA MAP) and further define the hallmarks of aging […]
Congratulations to Drs. Espinoza and Musi on their R01 award!
September 18, 2020
Sara Espinoza, MD, MSc and Nicolas Musi, MD have been awarded an R01 grant from the NIH for their project titled “Does Metformin Modulate the Pillars of Aging in Older Adults?”
Barshop Institute gains NIA award renewals totaling $11 million; funds support translating research discoveries into healthier aging
September 14, 2020
UT Health San Antonio announced today (Sept. 10) that its Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies gained renewal of two highly competitive center grants awarded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The Pepper and Shock grants, which total $11 million over the next five years, support basic research of the […]