The Biology of Aging discipline offers rigorous training in molecular, cellular, and physiological geroscience. The research faculty of the Barshop Institute comprises one of the largest number of mentors for training in basic mechanisms as well as diseases of aging.
Our curriculum is designed to provide students with the fundamental concepts, problem solving skills, and advanced insights necessary to navigate successfully through their research projects.
Acceptance into the IBMS program requires a bachelor's degree with a final GPA of 3.0 or above and 3 letters of recommendation.
Dynamic, well-funded faculty from numerous basic science and clinical departments with common research interests.
Investigators use multi-disciplinary approaches to solve a wide variety of biomedical problems, often resulting in important outcomes that translate into important clinical insights.
$35,000 annual stipend, tuition, fees, and basic health insurance provided by the program.
Typical graduates fill postdoctoral research positions in universities, biotech or pharmaceutical companies, or government research laboratories before pursuing their first independent professional position.
Take a look at our current students.
Biology of Aging is a discipline of the Ph.D. in Integrated Biomedical Sciences program.
Students receive a stipend of $35,000. Tuition, fees, and basic student health insurance are covered by the program.
Graduation, student, faculty and institutional statistics for the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program.
James Nelson, Ph.D.
Biology of Aging Discipline Director
210-562-6132
nelsonj@uthscsa.edu
Judith Quiroz
Biology of Aging Discipline Coordinator
210-567-3802
quirozj1@uthscsa.edu
Michael Berton, Ph.D
IBMS Program Director
berton@uthscsa.edu
Donna Navarro, MS
IBMS Assistant Director
navarrod3@uthscsa.edu
"I was attracted to the work being done in at the Barshop Institute because their faculty were using powerful techniques to interrogate the prominent (some might say dogmatic) oxidative stress theory of aging."Brian Stoveken, 6th year student