Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🎉 Congratulations to Guannan Li, PhD, on his publication in Nature Communications! His research reveals a new role for ABHD6 in regulating hepatic insulin resistance and metabolic health. 🧬 👉 bit.ly/4zk9hqW 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 14/09/2026🔬🧬 Join us Wed, Sept. 16 @ 4pm CT for the #BarshopSeminarSeries featuring Biology of Aging student presentations! 📍 Barshop Institute, Rm 2.2005 💻 Zoom Webinar available ☕ Light refreshments provided 🔗 bit.ly/4jjeaJw 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 08/09/2026🚨📢 Registration has been extended to Sept 14th! bit.ly/3UG2bew 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 31/08/2026🧬 Join us Sept. 2 for the Barshop Institute Fall Seminar Series! Peter Abadir, MD, of Johns Hopkins will present “The Geroscience of Frailty from Bench to AI.” 🕓 4–5 PM 📍 Barshop Institute 💻 Zoom available bit.ly/4jjeaJw 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 31/08/2026🚨 Registration closes September 7th. Don't miss out and register now! bit.ly/3UG2bew 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 27/08/2026🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Xiaojing Wang on her NIH award! Her research will advance our understanding of heart disease and potential new therapeutic strategies. 🫀🧬 bit.ly/4wQoazu 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 03/08/2026📣Register now for the 2026 Masoro‑Barshop Conference on Aging! 🧬 Gerotherapeutic Discovery, Development & Translation 🗓️ Oct 8–11, 2026 📍 The Mayan Dude Ranch, Bandera, TX 🤠 Click here for more info and registration links: bit.ly/3UG2bew 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 30/07/2026🎙️ Dr. Elena Volpi shares her expertise with The New York Times, offering practical, science-backed advice on how healthy habits in midlife can support strength, independence, and healthy aging for years to come. 🧬 Read more: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/w...nytimes.com9 Things Experts Wish You’d Do in Midlife to Increase LongevityHow you care for yourself at this life stage matters a lot for your later years. 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 29/07/2026🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Lizhen Chen and her lab on their publication in Molecular Neurobiology! Their research identifies CELF2 as a key regulator of brain development, offering new insights into neurodevelopmental disorders. 👏🧠 bit.ly/4xfQ0WB 010
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 28/07/2026🎉 Congratulations to Lizhen Chen, PhD, on her publication in Nature Cell Biology! bit.ly/4wZo0X0 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 08/07/2026🧠 Join our expert panelists to see what steps you can take right now to promote brain health! 💪🏽 @mayscancer @uthealthsa.bsky.social @genentech.bsky.social Register: bit.ly/brainhealthw... 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 06/07/2026👏🎉Congratulations to Biology of Aging PhD student Christopher Litwin on his first, first-authored paper, published in Nature Communications! bit.ly/4eJr2IE 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 26/05/2026🎉👏Congratulations to Claira Sohn for defending her PhD thesis on 5/20! Claira is the most recent graduate from the Biology of Aging Discipline at UT Health San Antonio and a previous Biology of Aging T32 supported trainee in the lab of Bess Frost, PhD. 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 04/05/2026🧠 Join us May 6th for the Barshop Institute Spring Seminar! Saul Villeda, PhD, (UCSF) will present: “Blood-based approaches to rejuvenating the aging brain” 🕓 4–5 PM 📍 Barshop Institute, rm 2005 💻 Zoom available ☕🍪 In-person light refreshments 👉 bit.ly/4jjeaJw 010
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 23/04/2026👏🎉Congrats to Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD, and Kevin B. Koronowski, PhD, on their exciting Alzheimer’s research grant! Their work on circadian disruption, sleep and diet brings new hope for better prevention and care. #AlzheimersResearch 👉 Read more: bit.ly/4vO6sx2 010
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 21/04/2026📢 Join us Wed, Apr 22 @ 4pm CT for the #BarshopSeminarSeries! Francine Grodstein, ScD (Rush University) presents: "Mexican Teachers Cohort Cognitive Study" 📍 Barshop Institute, room 2.2005 💻 Virtual: Zoom Webinar 👉 bit.ly/4jjeaJw 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 16/04/2026🎉 Save the Date for the 2026 Masoro‑Barshop Conference on Aging! 🧬 Gerotherapeutic Discovery, Development & Translation 📅 Oct 8–11, 2026 📍 The Mayan Dude Ranch, Bandera, TX 🤠 Stay updated here 👉 bit.ly/3UG2bew 010
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 06/04/2026📢Join us Wed, Apr 8 @ 4pm CT for the #BarshopSeminarSeries! Yi Zhu, PhD (Baylor College of Medicine) presents: “Targeting Obesity and Aging: The Roles of Hyaluronan, Metabolic Hormones, and Emerging Mechanisms” 📍 Barshop Institute, rm 2.2005 💻 Virtual: Zoom Webinar 👉 bit.ly/4jjeaJw 110
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 31/03/2026📢 Join us Wed, Apr 1 @ 4pm CT for the #BarshopSeminarSeries! Guanshi Zhang, PhD (UT Health San Antonio) will present: “CerS6 in Podocytes: Driving Renal Aging and Glomerular Dysfunction” 📍 Barshop Institute, Rm 2.2005 💻 Virtual: Zoom Webinar 👉 bit.ly/4jjeaJw 010
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 20/03/2026📢 Join us Wed, Mar 25 @ 4pm CT for the #BarshopSeminarSeries! Philipp Scherer, PhD, (UTSW) presents: “Sticky Drops and Stiff Tissues: How Lipid Droplets and Fibrosis Shape Metabolic Disease” 📍 Barshop Institute, rm 2.2005 💻 Virtual: Zoom Webinar 👉 bit.ly/4jjeaJw 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 19/03/2026🎧 Listen to Dr. Elena Volpi’s appearance on TPR’s The Source, where she discusses research on aging and healthy longevity. 🔗 bit.ly/4bmMz8g #HealthyLongevity #AgingResearchbit.lySan Antonio's Barshop Institute to test three approved drugs for slowing agingThree drugs that are already approved for people and are on the market — rapamycin, semaglutide and dapagliflozi — could help pick the lock on living longer and healthier. The San Antonio Barshop Inst... 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Can 3 existing drugs slow aging? UT Health San Antonio prepares major study to find out. sanantonioreport.org/study-drugs-...sanantonioreport.orgUT Health to launch large trial testing potential longevity drugsOver 700 South Texans will take part in major UT Health San Antonio study testing three drugs that might slow aging in older adults. 022
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 13/03/2026The U.S. is investing $144M through the ARPA-H PROSPR program to develop therapies that slow aging and extend healthy lifespan. The Barshop Institute at UT Health San Antonio is helping lead clinical trials testing drugs that may delay age-related decline. bit.ly/47IusqZbit.lyScience: U.S. agency will devote $144 million to studies that slow aging, extend quality of life - Barshop InstituteOriginal story: ScienceInsider ARPA-H will “build the train tracks” for first large clinical studies of aging interventions By: Mitch Leslie A version of this story appeared in Science, Vol 391, Issue... 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 27/02/2026🎉 Congrats to Laurence Maeyens on his first-author paper in Nature Aging! “Visceral adiposity, metabolic health and aging” explores when visceral fat shifts from adaptive to pathogenic—and how it contributes to metabolic dysfunction and aging. 🧬 👉 bit.ly/4kVHjLY 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 25/02/2026🎉 Congrats to Dr. Elena Volpi and the Barshop Institute team on receiving up to $38M from ARPA-H. This major investment supports the VITAL-H clinical trial and advances research in aging and healthy longevity. 🧬 #HealthyLongevity #AgingResearch 👉 bit.ly/4qYCEdH 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 24/02/2026📣 Join us Wed, Feb 25 @ 4pm CT for our Spring #BarshopSeminarSeries! We’re pleased to host Joshua Mendell, MD, PhD (UT Southwestern) presenting: “New Regulators of Coding and Noncoding RNAs in Mammals.” 📍 Barshop Institute, Room 2.2005 💻 Virtual: Zoom Webinar 👉 bit.ly/4jjeaJw 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 13/02/2026📢 Join us Wed, Feb 18 @ 4pm CT for our Spring #BarshopSeminarSeries! We’re pleased to host Hongyuan (Robert) Yang, PhD, presenting: “Lipid Storage and Trafficking in Metabolic Diseases.” 📍 Barshop Institute, Room 2.2005 💻 Virtual: Zoom Webinar 👉 bit.ly/4jjeaJw #metabolism #lipids 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Join us Wed, Jan 28 @ 4pm CT for our Spring #BarshopSeminarSeries! We’re pleased to host Qin Yang, MD, PhD, (UC Irvine) presenting: “Epigenetic Regulation of Liver Metabolism.” 📍 Barshop Institute, Room 2.2005 💻 Virtual option: Zoom Webinar 👉 bit.ly/4jjeaJw #metabolism #epigenetics 010
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Join us Wed, Jan 14 @ 4pm CT for our Spring #BarshopSeminarSeries! We’re pleased to host Ann Griffith, PhD, presenting: “Mechanisms Regulating Thymus Function Across the Lifespan.” 📍 Barshop Institute, Room 2.2005 💻 Virtual option: Zoom Webinar 👉 bit.ly/4jjeaJw #agingresearch #immunology 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Join us Wed, Dec 17 @ 4pm CT for our Fall #BarshopSeminarSeries Ward Awardee presentations! 🔬 Ziying Xu — myelin lipid metabolism & microglial reactivity ⏰ Kristi Dietert, PhD — #senescence & circadian rhythms 📍 Barshop Institute 2005 💻 Virtual: Zoom 👉 bit.ly/4jjeaJw #agingresearch #neuroscience 010
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 01/12/2025📢 Join us Wed, Dec 3 @ 4pm CT for our Fall #BarshopSeminarSeries! We’re hosting Valentina Garbarino, PhD, presenting: “Lactoferrin’s Biomarker and Therapeutic Potential in Aging and Age-related Brain Disease.” 📍 Barshop Institute, Room 2.2005 💻 Virtual option: Zoom Webinar 👉 bit.ly/4jjeaJw 010
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 19/11/2025🎉 UT San Antonio has launched the new NIA-funded Center for Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementias (CAPAS), led by Drs. Rebeca Wong and Fernando Riosmena. The center will drive community-focused, inclusive research to advance understanding of Alzheimer’s. 🧠✨ 👉 bit.ly/3LMmlSkbit.lyResearchers launch nationally recognized Center on Alzheimer’s and Aging - UT Health San AntonioBy Claire Kowalick and Amanda Cerreto The University of Texas at San Antonio has secured federal funding for a new research hub dedicated to studying Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, propell... 010
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Join us Wed, Nov 19 @ 4pm CT for our Fall #BarshopSeminarSeries! We’re hosting Gary Churchill, PhD (The Jackson Laboratory) presenting: “Dietary Restriction Extends Lifespan in Genetically Diverse Mice.” 📍 Barshop Institute, Room 2.2005 💻 Virtual option: Zoom 👉 bit.ly/4jjeaJw 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 04/11/2025🧬 Join us Wed, Nov 5 @ 4pm CT for our #BarshopSeminarSeries! Wenjie Luo, PhD, (Weill Cornell Medicine) presents: "How Microglial Lipid Shapes Tau pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease." 📍 Barshop Institute, Rm 2.2005 💻 Zoom available 👉bit.ly/4jjeaJw #Alzheimers 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Join us Wed, Oct 29 @ 4pm CT for our Fall #BarshopSeminarSeries! Amina Qutub, PhD (UTSA), presents “Innovations in AI and Their Relevancy to Longevity and Aging.” 📍 Barshop Institute, Room 2.2005 💻 Virtual option available: Zoom 👉 bit.ly/4jjeaJw #AI #agingresearch #longevity 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 23/10/2025🎉 Congrats to Ziying Xu on her first-authored paper in Nature Communications! “Microglia-specific regulation of lipid metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease revealed by microglial depletion in 5xFAD mice,” reveals how brain immune cells influence fat metabolism in #Alzheimer’s. 🧠🧬 👉 bit.ly/4o295Hf 010
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 14/10/2025📢 Barshop Institute Fall Seminar – Oct 15 🧬 Biology of Aging student presentations: Xin Li and Lidia Cervantes 🕓 4–5pm CT | In person & Zoom 🔗 bit.ly/4jjeaJw #BarshopSeminarSeries #AgingResearch #AlzheimersResearch #Microbiome 020
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 29/09/2025📢 Barshop Institute Fall Seminar – Oct 1 🧠 Erik Musiek, MD, PhD, presents: “Circadian clocks, glia, and Alzheimer’s Disease” 🕓 4–5pm CT | In person & Zoom 🔗 bit.ly/4jjeaJw #BarshopSeminarSeries #AlzheimersResearch #AgingResearch 011
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 22/09/2025📢 Barshop Institute Fall Seminar – Sept 24 🧬 Da-Zhi Wang, PhD (USF) presents: “Molecular Mechanisms of Heart Development, Function and Regeneration” 🕓 4–5pm CT | In person & Zoom 🔗 bit.ly/4jjeaJw #BarshopSeminarSeries #AgingResearch 000
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/46kSHdjbit.lySan Antonio Pepper Center secures $6.5M grant to advance aging research - UT Health San AntonioThe 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 ... 022
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 12/09/2025📢 Barshop Institute Fall Seminar – Sept 17 🧬 Agustin Ruiz, MD, PhD presents: “#Proteogenomic Analysis of Human Cerebrospinal Fluid Across the #Alzheimer’s Disease Continuum” 🕓 4–5pm CT | In person & Zoom 🔗 bit.ly/4jjeaJw #BarshopSeminarSeries 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 08/09/2025📢 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 🔗 bit.ly/4jjeaJw #BarshopSeminarSeries 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 05/09/2025🚨📣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" 🔗: bit.ly/3UG2bew 020
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/45Zjrjpbit.lyInaugural cohort completes UT-MSTAR summer research program - UT Health San AntonioNew 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... 001
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 02/09/2025📣🗓️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: bit.ly/4jjeaJw #BarshopSeminarSeries 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 29/08/2025👏 Congrats to Dr. Juan Pablo Palavicini on earning a Rising UT STAR Award! 🌟 The $150K grant will boost his research capacity at @uthealthsa.bsky.social's Barshop Institute, supporting advances in aging and longevity science. 🧬⏳ #AgingResearch #ResearchExcellence 🔗for more: bit.ly/3Vn2kmL 020
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 28/08/2025New study from Dr. David Gius shows the keto diet affects males and females differently. Males developed aging cell buildup and stress, while females were protected—effects in males were reversed with estrogen or antioxidants. 🧬 #Keto #AgingResearch #Healthspan 🔗Read more: bit.ly/4lIGsNn 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 27/08/2025👏 Congrats to Nisi Jiang, PhD, first author of the first national review of anti-aging compounds! The study identified 13 promising agents, with rapamycin showing the strongest effect—extending lifespan by up to 28%. 🧬⏳ #AgingResearch #Longevity #Rapamycin bit.ly/45Vlntg 000
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 26/08/2025🚨📢Registration and abstract submission closes on Sept 5th. Don't delay and register now! 🔗: bit.ly/3UG2bew 011
Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social · 31/07/2025🎉 Celebrating 30 years of discovery! The San Antonio Nathan Shock Center at @uthealthsa.bsky.social has been a hub for aging research since 1995—has secured 5 more years of NIA funding! 🧬 Pioneering gerotherapeutics like rapamycin to boost lifespan & healthspan. 🔗 : bit.ly/4mqWn3Tbit.lyThirty years of excellence: San Antonio Nathan Shock Center a global leader in aging research - UT Health San AntonioAging affects all living creatures and is the greatest factor in numerous diseases. The greatest health care burdens are borne by diseases in older patients — a population expected to nearly double by... 021
