ResearchUT Barshop Institute for Aging and Longevity Studies
The Barshop Institute faculty membership comprises more than 150 faculty crossing all five schools of the UT Health Science Center and three other San Antonio research institutions, the University of Texas at San Antonio, the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Sciences, and the South Texas Veterans Health Care System. For more information, visit the Institute’s website.
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Audie L. Murphy Memorial Hospital Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC)
Below are brief descriptions of ongoing aging research conducted by our faculty throughout the medical center. To learn more about a particular faculty member, please click on their name to view their faculty profile (if highlighted).
| Faculty Member | Research Focus |
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| Isam Abdel-Karim, MD, MS | Geriatric Oncology, Palliative Care, Hematologic malignancies |
| Melva Perez Andrews, OT | Psychosocial aspects of low vision in the elderly |
| Laura Chiodo, MD, MPH | Geriatric education, cognition and aging |
| Narayanasamy Elango, PhD | Regulation of aging in bone tissue, regulation of cell growth in cancer cells |
| Sara Espinoza, MD | Epidemiologic and translational studies of frailty |
| Amrita Kamat, PhD | Role of b-adgrenergic stimulation in NAFLD during aging |
| Dean Kellogg, MD, PhD | Alterations in mechanisms of vasoconstriction and vasodilatation during menopause, hypertension |
| Michael J. Lichtenstein, MD, MSc | Research and Science Education |
| Ann Hamilton Newstead, PT | Neurological rehabilitation across the lifespan |
| Mary Jo Pugh, RN, PhD | Prescription of inappropriate medications for the elderly |
| Holly Van Remmen, PhD | Effect of oxidative stress on mitochondrial function in loss of skeletal muscle during aging |
| Gustavo Roman, MD | Vascular Dementia and Stroke Prevention |
| Jeanette S. Ross, MD | Geriatric Palliative Care, End-of-life communication skills |
| Sandra E. Sanchez-Reilly, MD | Geriatric education, Geriatric oncology, Geriatric Palliative Care |
| Michele Saunders, DMD, MPH | Geriatric Dentistry |
| Bin-Xian Zhang, PhD | Endothelial cell calcium homeostasis |