The Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at UT Health San Antonio is one of the world’s premier institutes dedicated to age-related diseases and is the only aging-intensive research institute in the country to have four designations. Barshop Institute’s mission in understanding the basic biology of aging and discovering therapies that will treat and cure debilitating aging diseases.
The Barshop Institute supports its predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees in part through the Biology of Aging Training Program (T32). This program allows them to design, conduct and present their research to those focused on aging research.
UT Health San Antonio partners with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital to initiate clinical trials to further advanced knowledge of age-related diseases and provide preventive solutions.
Two National Institute on Aging-funded centers: Nathan Shock and Claude D. Pepper
NIA-sponsored Interventions Testing Program site
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)
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Two scientists at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), will be honored with 2026 BioMedSA Innovation in Healthcare and Bioscience awards. The awards recognize San Antonio leaders in the areas of research, clinical innovation, entrepreneurship and lifetime achievement, whose accomplishments improve lives […]
UT San Antonio researchers are exploring how everyday choices, cardiovascular health, sleep patterns and emerging biological markers may influence Alzheimer’s disease risk. Their work is advancing understanding of dementia prevention, early diagnosis and the factors that help people maintain cognitive health and independence as they age.
A new study from UT Health San Antonio shows that even a small decrease in blood pressure can have a positive effect in delaying the progression of cerebral small vessel disease. Small vessel disease is a major factor in strokes, cognitive decline, dementia and other diseases prevalent in old age.