Barshop Institute
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The Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies is a basic and clinical research institute located on the Texas Research Park Campus of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
(UTHSCSA). It is a leading institute in the United States in geriatrics
research. The Barshop Institute ranks #1 in funding among Texas institutions, and is in the national medical center top five in the field.
Over 150 faculty members from UTHSCSA and the University of Texas at San Antonio
are affiliated with the institute and eight faculty have their primary laboratories in the Barshop Building itself. The focus of the institute is to understand the basic biological mechanisms of aging. The scientific director of the institute is Arlan G. Richardson, Ph.D.
In 2009, one of the research projects of the institute, was announced by Science magazine as one of the top scientific discoveries of the year.
The architect of the center is Overland Partners Inc.
Direct testing of any aging theory requires not only correlative evidence, but direct interventions. The Intervention Testing Program, headed by Randy Strong, PhD and Co-directed James Nelson, PhD, seeks to do just that.
The Interventions Testing Program (ITP) is funded by the Biology of Aging Program of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to evaluate compounds for their effects on lifespan and age-related biomarkers. The Interventions Testing Program is part of three testing centers: the UT Health Science Center, the Jackson Laboratory
, and the University of Michigan
. The goal of the program is to test four or five new compounds each year. These compounds are proposed by the research community through an annual call-for-proposals.
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is an institute of health science education and research, located in the South Texas Medical Center....
(UTHSCSA). It is a leading institute in the United States in geriatrics
Geriatrics
Geriatrics is a sub-specialty of internal medicine and family medicine that focuses on health care of elderly people. It aims to promote health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in older adults. There is no set age at which patients may be under the care of a geriatrician, or...
research. The Barshop Institute ranks #1 in funding among Texas institutions, and is in the national medical center top five in the field.
Over 150 faculty members from UTHSCSA and the University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas at San Antonio, commonly referred to as UTSA, is a state university in San Antonio, Texas. With an enrollment of more than 30,000 students, it is the third-largest of nine universities and six health institutions in the University of Texas System and the eighth-largest in...
are affiliated with the institute and eight faculty have their primary laboratories in the Barshop Building itself. The focus of the institute is to understand the basic biological mechanisms of aging. The scientific director of the institute is Arlan G. Richardson, Ph.D.
In 2009, one of the research projects of the institute, was announced by Science magazine as one of the top scientific discoveries of the year.
The architect of the center is Overland Partners Inc.
Research
The comparative biology of aging, that this understanding why certain species live so much longer than others, is a major focus of the Barshop Institute. The Comparative Biology of Aging Center, headed by Steven N. Austad, PhD.Direct testing of any aging theory requires not only correlative evidence, but direct interventions. The Intervention Testing Program, headed by Randy Strong, PhD and Co-directed James Nelson, PhD, seeks to do just that.
The Interventions Testing Program (ITP) is funded by the Biology of Aging Program of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to evaluate compounds for their effects on lifespan and age-related biomarkers. The Interventions Testing Program is part of three testing centers: the UT Health Science Center, the Jackson Laboratory
Jackson Laboratory
The Jackson Laboratory was founded in Bar Harbor, Maine in 1929 by former University of Maine and University of Michigan president C. C. Little under the name Roscoe B...
, and the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. The goal of the program is to test four or five new compounds each year. These compounds are proposed by the research community through an annual call-for-proposals.