The Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies

05/26/2026

🎉👏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.

05/04/2026

📢 Barshop Institute Spring Seminar – May 6, 2026

Join us for an exciting seminar with Saul Villeda, PhD, Associate Professor of Anatomy, Endowed Chair in Biomedical Sciences, and Associate Director of the Bakar Aging Research Institute at University of California, San Francisco.

Dr. Villeda will present: "Blood-based approaches to rejuvenating the aging brain."

🗓 Date: May 6, 2026
🕓 Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM
📍 Location: Barshop Institute, Conference Room 2.2005 (in person)
💻 Virtual Option: Zoom Webinar
☕🍪 Light refreshments will be provided

Hosted by Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD

04/23/2026

👏🎉 Congrats to Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD, and Kevin B. Koronowski, PhD, on receiving an Alzheimer’s Association research grant! Their work on how circadian disruption, sleep, and diet may influence Alzheimer’s risk is an important step forward and offers hope for better understanding, prevention, and care in the future.

👉 Read more: http://bit.ly/4vO6sx2

04/21/2026

📢 Join us for the Barshop Institute 2026 Spring Seminar Series on April 22 from 4:00–5:00 PM!

We’re pleased to welcome Francine Grodstein, ScD, Professor of Internal Medicine and Epidemiologist at the RUSH Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center. She will be presenting: "Mexican Teachers Cohort Cognitive Study"

📍 In person: Barshop Institute Conference Room 2.2005
💻 Virtual: Zoom Webinar
☕️🍪 Light refreshments will be provided for in-person attendees
Host: Rebeca Wong, PhD

🔗 https://bit.ly/4jjeaJw

04/16/2026

📣 Save the Date!

Join us for the 2026 Masoro‑Barshop Conference on Aging, happening this fall in the Texas Hill Country! 🤠

🧬 Gerotherapeutic Discovery, Development & Translation
🗓 October 8–11, 2026
📍 The Mayan Dude Ranch, Bandera, TX

This annual conference brings together researchers and leaders in aging and longevity science for engaging discussions and collaboration.

Stay updated here 👉 http://bit.ly/3UG2bew

04/06/2026

Barshop Institute 2026 Spring Seminar Series

"Targeting Obesity and Aging: The Roles of Hyaluronan, Metabolic Hormones, and Emerging Mechanisms"

Join us for an engaging seminar featuring Yi Zhu, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics – Nutrition at Baylor College of Medicine.

🗓 Date: April 8, 2026
🕓 Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM
📍 Location: Barshop Institute, Conference Room 2.2005
💻 Virtual Option Available via Zoom
☕️🍪 Light refreshments will be provided for in-person attendees
Host: Shangang Zhao, PhD

🔗 https://bit.ly/4jjeaJw

03/31/2026

📢 Barshop Institute Spring Seminar – April 1, 2026

Join us for a seminar with Guanshi Zhang, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology at UT Health San Antonio.

Dr. Zhang will present:
“CerS6 in Podocytes: Driving Renal Aging and Glomerular Dysfunction.”

🗓 Date: April 1, 2026
🕓 Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM
📍 Location: Barshop Institute, Conference Room 2.2005 (In-person)
💻 Virtual Option: Zoom Webinar
☕🍪 Light refreshments will be provided.

Hosted by the San Antonio Pepper Center.

👉 bit.ly/4jjeaJw

03/20/2026

📢 Barshop Institute Spring Seminar – March 25, 2026

Join us for an engaging seminar with Philipp Scherer, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine and Director of the Touchstone Diabetes Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Dr. Scherer will present:
“Sticky Drops and Stiff Tissues: How Lipid Droplets and Fibrosis Shape Metabolic Disease.”

🗓 Date: March 25, 2026
🕓 Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM
📍 Location: Barshop Institute, Conference Room 2.2005 (In-person)
💻 Virtual Option: Zoom Webinar

☕🍪 Light refreshments will be provided.

Hosted by Dr. Shangang Zhao.

👉 http://bit.ly/4jjeaJw

03/19/2026

🎧 Tune in to Dr. Elena Volpi on The Source from Texas Public Radio for an engaging conversation on aging, healthspan, and the science of longevity. 🧬

Listen here: bit.ly/4bmMz8g

Three 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 Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies is, for the first time, looking at these drugs to evaluate...

03/16/2026

Can 3 existing drugs slow aging? UT Health San Antonio prepares major study to find out.

Over 700 South Texans will take part in major UT Health San Antonio study testing three drugs that might slow aging in older adults.