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Elena Volpi, MD, PhD, FGSA

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Director, Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies University of Texas Health at San Antonio

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Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
👏 Big news from @uthealthsa.bsky.social ! The Claude D. Pepper Center secured a $6.5M NIH grant to expand aging research—adding a new Molecular Phenotyping Core and strengthening efforts to help older adults maintain independence in South Texas. 🧬⏳ #AgingResearch #PepperCenter 👉 bit.ly/46kSHdj
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San Antonio Pepper Center secures $6.5M grant to advance aging research - UT Health San Antonio
The population of older Americans is expanding rapidly and is expected to double by 2060. While people are living longer than ever, many are also living with chronic health problems that impact their ...
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Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
👏 The first cohort of the NIH-funded UT-MSTAR program is complete! 🎉 18 med students from across Texas spent the summer at @uthealthsa.bsky.social gaining hands-on research and clinical experience in aging & geriatrics. 🧬👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ #AgingResearch #FuturePhysicians bit.ly/45Zjrjp
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Inaugural cohort completes UT-MSTAR summer research program - UT Health San Antonio
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 med...
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Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
📢🗓️Save the Date! The 2025 Masoro-Barshop Conference on Aging will take place Oct 9-12, 2025 in Bandera, Texas. bit.ly/3UG2bew
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Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
A new study from Barshop investigators Sijia He, Shangang Zhao and Xianlin Han outlines the importance of innate immunity in the brain in the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease. advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Microglial cGAS Deletion Preserves Intercellular Communication and Alleviates Amyloid‐β‐Induced Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease
Innate immune activation plays a vital role in the development of Alzheimer's disease, yet the mechanisms remain unclear. This study identifies microglial cGAMP synthase (cGAS) as a central driver of...
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Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Congratulations to Barshop investigators Masahiro Morita, PhD and David Gius, MD, PhD, who received #CPRIT awards to accelerate cancer research and launch a novel clinical trial.
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CPRIT awards UT Health San Antonio $3.2 million to accelerate cancer research, launch novel clinical trial - UT Health San Antonio
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) received $3,190,420 in new academic research awards as part of the latest $68 million funding round announced on Fe...
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Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Dr. Xianlin Han spoke recently on ASBMB Breakthroughs, a monthly webinar series highlighting research from ASBMB journals. Unsheathing the role of myelin lipids in Alzheimer’s disease www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
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Unsheathing the role of myelin lipids in Alzheimer’s disease
Xianlin Han, an ASBMB Breakthroughs speaker, discussed his pioneering work on lipidomics and the role of sulfatide lipids in Alzheimer's disease.
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The Rasmussen Lab @therasmussenlab.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
New publication from the lab in GeroScience. Resistance exercise does some nice things to muscle in older men including reducing markers of stress, inflammation and cellular senescence. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Resistance exercise training in older men reduces ATF4-activated and senescence-associated mRNAs in skeletal muscle - GeroScience
Sarcopenia increases the risk of frailty, morbidity, and mortality in older adults. Resistance exercise training improves muscle size and function; however, the response to exercise training is variab...
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The Rasmussen Lab @therasmussenlab.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Is there an alternative to senolytics to remove senescent cells? Take a look at our new publication in Aging Cell where we collaborated with the late Mike Sheetz lab to Rejuvenate Senescent Cells with low frequency ultrasound. t.co/Ts704MWIqZ
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Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Join us Wed. Feb 26th at 4pm CT for our Spring Seminar Series. William J. Evans, PhD presents: "#Sarcopenia: New Insights for a Unified Definition." More info: bit.ly/4jjeaJw #barshopseminarseries
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Elena Volpi, MD, PhD, FGSA @elenavolpi.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Congratulations to Barshop Institute's Core Faculty Daohong Zhou, MD, and his team for their new Nature Aging paper!
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Elena Volpi, MD, PhD, FGSA @elenavolpi.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Good resources from AAMC to explain what the NIH "indirect" costs are and why they are important for biomedical research www.aamc.org/what-we-do/m...
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Facilities & Administrative Costs
Resources intended to further understanding of the complex issue of Facilities and Administrative (F&A) reimbursements.
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Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Join us Wed. Feb 12th at 4pm CT for our Spring Seminar Series. Kimberley Bruce, PhD presents: "Targeting #Microglial #Metabolism in #Neurodegenerative Disease." More info: bit.ly/4jjeaJw #barshopseminarseries
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Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Congratulations to Shangang Zhao, PhD on his UT Health San Antonio Presidential Excellence Award! Dr. Zhao has been selected as a recipient of a 2025 Presidential Excellence Award in the category of Junior Research Scholar. bit.ly/4hIUmxm
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Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
UT-MSTAR applications are open, the deadline is Feb 21st at 5 pm CST. This 8-week, multi-site, NIH-sponsored program is open to first-year medical students interested in aging research and in good academic standing. bit.ly/4gqLADq
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Elena Volpi, MD, PhD, FGSA @elenavolpi.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
The main paper of the D-CARE was just published in JAMA! We found no differences between health-system based and community-based dementia care interventions. Requirements of the new Medicare GUIDE model paying for comprehensive dementia care and caregiver support can be met with either intervention.
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Health System, Community-Based, or Usual Care for Persons With Dementia and Caregivers
This clinical trial compares the efficacy of health system, community, and usual care delivered to patients with dementia and their caregivers.
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