Sam & Ann Barshop Institute
@UTHealthBarshop
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Understand the #biologyofaging, discover therapies to treat & cure diseases of #aging, train future scientists #geroscience, promote public awareness of aging.
San Antonio, TX
Joined January 2021
🧠Join us Wed, Nov 5 @ 4pm CT for our #BarshopSeminarSeries! Wenjie Luo, PhD, (Weill Cornell Medicine) presents: “How Microglial Lipids Shape Tau Pathology in #Alzheimer’s Disease” 📍 Barshop Institute, Rm 2.2005 💻 Virtual Zoom Link 👉 https://t.co/oANCwwZd9g
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Join us Wed, Oct 29 @ 4pm CT for our #BarshopSeminarSeries! Amina Qutub, PhD (UTSA) presents: “Innovations in AI and Their Relevancy to Longevity and Aging.” 📍Barshop Institute, Rm 2.2005 💻 Virtual: Zoom Link 👉 https://t.co/oANCwwZd9g
#agingresearch #AI #longevity
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🎉👏 Congrats to Ziying Xu on publishing her first-first-authored research paper in Nature Communications! Her paper uncovers how brain immune cells affect fat metabolism in #Alzheimer’s. 🧠🧬 👉 https://t.co/4HPMkyoJN3
#AgingResearch #Neurodegeneration
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📢 Join us Oct 15 for the Barshop Institute Fall Seminar Series! 🧬 Biology of Aging student presentations: Xin Li and Lidia Cervantes 🕓 4–5pm CT | In person & Zoom 👉 https://t.co/omoW5yi7c6
#BarshopSeminarSeries #AgingResearch #AlzheimersResearch #Microbiome
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📢 Join us Oct 1 for the Barshop Institute Fall Seminar Series! 🧠Erik Musiek, MD, PhD, presents: “Circadian clocks, glia, and Alzheimer’s Disease" 🕓 4–5pm CT | In person & Zoom 👉 https://t.co/omoW5yiF1E
#BarshopSeminarSeries #AlzheimersResearch #AgingResearch
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📢 Join us Sept 24 for the Barshop Institute Fall Seminar Series! 🧬 Da-Zhi Wang, PhD (USF) presents: “Molecular Mechanisms of Heart Development, Function and Regeneration” 🕓 4–5pm CT | In person & Zoom 👉 https://t.co/omoW5yiF1E
#BarshopSeminarSeries #AgingResearch
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🌟 Speaker Spotlight: Dr. Elena Volpi 🌟 Join us Monday, 9/22, at UT San Antonio Health Science Center for #TPRThinkScience to hear from world-renowned experts on brain health & healthy aging, plus ask questions during a live Q&A. Register: https://t.co/eqhXPxUMgu
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👏 UT Health San Antonio’s Claude D. #PepperCenter has secured a $6.5M #NIH grant to advance #agingresearch. The funding adds a new Molecular Phenotyping Core + expands efforts to help older adults maintain independence, especially in South Texas. 🧬⏳ 👉 https://t.co/jKBqLhRZXU
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While people are living longer than ever, many are also living with chronic health problems that impact their quality of life. In September, the San Antonio Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Indepen...
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📢 Join us Sept 17 for the Barshop Institute Fall Seminar Series! 🧬 Agustin Ruiz, MD, PhD presents: “#Proteogenomic Analysis of Human Cerebrospinal Fluid Across the #Alzheimers Disease Continuum” 🕓 4–5pm CT | In person & Zoom 👉 https://t.co/oANCwwZd9g
#BarshopSeminarSeries
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📢 Join us Sept 10 for the Barshop Institute Fall Seminar Series! 🧬 Teresa A. Zimmers, PhD (OHSU) presents: “Whac-a-mole or Occam’s Razor – Understanding muscle loss in cancer cachexia” 🕓 4–5pm CT | In person & Zoom 👉 https://t.co/omoW5yiF1E
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🚨📣Registration and abstract submission closes today at 5pm. Don't delay and register now! 2025 Masoro-Barshop Conference on Aging 📅 Oct 9–12 | 📍Mayan Dude Ranch, Bandera, TX Theme: "Dietary Approaches to Geroscience Intervention" 🔗: https://t.co/CIK2slZCX6
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👏 The first cohort of the NIH-funded UT-MSTAR program is complete! 18 med students from across Texas gained hands-on research & clinical experience in aging and geriatrics at @UTHealthSA. 🌟 #AgingResearch #MedEd
https://t.co/xueDL2MHj4
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New NIH-funded program aims to grow pipeline of students in aging research across Texas A new multi-site, eight-week research program aims to engage first-year medical students interested in aging...
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📣🗓️Join us Wed, Sept 3 @ 4PM CT for our Fall Seminar Series! Jenny Hsieh, PhD, presents: "Stem cell approaches to understand acquired and genetic epilepsies." 🔗Details: https://t.co/oANCwwZd9g
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👏 Congrats to Dr. Palavicini on his Rising UT STAR Award! 🌟 The $150K grant supports cutting-edge equipment & facilities to advance his research in aging and longevity at @UTHealthSA Barshop Institute. 🧬 #AgingResearch #ResearchExcellence 🔗for more: https://t.co/dQZ9EBK3nN
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New study led by Dr. David Gius: Keto diet impacts sexes differently. Males showed aging cell buildup & stress, while females were protected. Estrogen or antioxidants reversed effects in males. 🧬 #Keto #AgingResearch #Healthspan 🔗Read more: https://t.co/kspQYF8d14
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👏 Congrats to Nisi Jiang, PhD, first author of the first national review of anti-aging compounds! Analysis of 20 yrs of NIA data found 13 promising agents—rapamycin topped the list, boosting lifespan by up to 28%. 🧬⏳ #AgingResearch #Longevity
https://t.co/1CwryMl4iV
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🚨📢Registration and abstract submission closes on Sept 5th. Don't delay and register now! 🔗:
barshopinstitute.uthscsa.edu
📢 Register now for the 2025 Masoro-Barshop Conference on Aging! 📅 Oct 9–12 | 📍 Mayan Dude Ranch, Bandera, TX Theme: "Dietary Approaches to Geroscience Intervention" 🔗 Details & registration: https://t.co/CIK2slZCX6
#Geroscience #AgingResearch #BarshopConference
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An anti-aging drug has the potential to work better for women than men. James Nelson, PhD, professor at @uthealthsa, tells @TPRNews his theory on why Rapamycin might have a larger impact on women: https://t.co/Q26l4eq6ca
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New research identifies a possible solution to living longer. @UTHealthSA led the first national review of the NIH’s Interventions Testing Program, identifying 13 compounds that may extend lifespan. Rapamycin showed the strongest effect: https://t.co/bScw2Kl680
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Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kureel, a talented postdoctoral fellow in the lab, has put together a comprehensive review of a hot topic in aging - ferroptosis. https://t.co/f44GhcLFJQ
https://t.co/ivw29SPX14
@skkureel113 @UTHealthBarshop
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