UT Health San Antonio
People
Lead investigator
Lead investigator
Lead investigator
Lead investigator
Lead investigator
Lead investigator
Lead investigator
Lead investigator
Lead investigator
Sources: openalex.org
Trials
Phase 2, Recruiting, 200 people, Oct 9, 2026
Collaborator, Phase 2, Recruiting, 210 people, Sep 25, 2026
Phase 2, Recruiting, 108 people, Mar 13, 2026
Early phase 1, Not yet recruiting, 20 people, Feb 27, 2026
SwallowFIT Study in Parkinson's Disease
Not yet recruiting, 80 people, Jan 21, 2026
The Role of Glucagon in Glucose Metabolism in Humans With and Without Bariatric Surgery
Phase 1, Recruiting, 150 people, Oct 8, 2025
Recruiting, 20 people, Sep 11, 2025
Phase 3, Recruiting, 24 people, Jul 9, 2025
Phase 1, Recruiting, 64 people, Jul 8, 2025
Phase 1, Recruiting, 29 people, Jul 8, 2025
Early phase 1, Recruiting, 22 people, Jul 8, 2025
Phase 1, Recruiting, 10 people, May 18, 2025
Phase 2, Recruiting, 20 people, Feb 6, 2025
RESTOR: PK/PD mTORi Inhibition in Older Adults
Early phase 1, Recruiting, 194 people, Oct 26, 2024
Phase 1/2, Not yet recruiting, 16 people, Sep 24, 2024
Early phase 1, Completed, 44 people, Aug 15, 2024
Phase 1, Recruiting, 64 people, Jun 6, 2024
Collaborator, Phase 3, Recruiting, 146 people, Mar 27, 2024
Phase 3, Recruiting, 256 people, Feb 7, 2024
Early phase 1, Recruiting, 71 people, Jan 29, 2024
Sources: clinicaltrials.gov
Grants and prizes
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health
PROSPR, PROSPR: VITAL-H (Validation and Intervention Testing for Aging, Longevity and Healthspan), a phase 3 trial of rapamycin, dapagliflozin and semaglutide against placebo in 726 adults in their 60s, led by the Barshop Institute, US$38m, 2026, Feb 24, 2026
AARG, Gene-Environment Synergy: Circadian and Metabolic Triggers in MAPT-GR Mice, 26AARGA-1574562, 2026, Jan 1, 2026
BFDN, Uganda Aging and Dementia Cohort Study, 26BFDN-1579177A, 2026, Jan 1, 2026
AARG, COVID-19, 7T Imaging and AD Plasma Biomarkers, AARG-25-1487306, 2025, Jan 1, 2025
NIAP, Transcriptomic Signature for Chronic Stress Contribution to ADRD Risk, NIAP25-1446397, 2025, Jan 1, 2025
VCID-UMD, CALDN: A Contrast-Adaptive Lesion Discovery Network, VCID-UMD-26-1531655, 2025, Jan 1, 2025
Predoctoral Fellowship, Integrative MRI and Genomics Analysis of Prenatal Steroid Exposure on Cardiac Health, 24PRE1191693, US$67.4k, 2024–2025, Jan 1, 2024
AARG, The Impact of Metabolic Signatures of the MIND Diet on Brain Aging, 24AARG-1241954, 2024, Jan 1, 2024
SG, Population-based sampling of older adults from an Amerindian population exposed to SC2 in Northern Argentina, SG-22-923249, 2022, Jan 1, 2022
AARF, The Impact of the Dietary Inflammatory Index on Brain Aging, AARF-22-918316, 2022, Jan 1, 2022
Predoctoral Fellowship, Beta-Guanidinopropionic acid as an Intervention Targeting Health-span, 19PRE34450033, US$53.7k, 2019–2021, May 1, 2019
Sources: news.uthscsa.edu, openalex.org
Awards made
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Advancing cross-national research on aging and cognitive function: English/Spanish courses with the (sub-award to THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY), usaspending_subaward/ASST_NON_R25AG095799_075/L3ATVUT2KNK7, US$52.9k, 2026, Sep 29, 2026
Effects of leptin modulation on health span and lifespan (sub-award to UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA), usaspending_subaward/ASST_NON_R01AG084646_075/RSWNKK6J8CF3, US$57k, 2026, Sep 25, 2026
Advancing cross-national research on aging and cognitive function: English/Spanish courses with the (sub-award to ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY), usaspending_subaward/ASST_NON_R25AG095799_075/NTLHJXM55KZ6, US$37.7k, 2025, Nov 7, 2025
Effects of leptin modulation on health span and lifespan (sub-award to CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER), usaspending_subaward/ASST_NON_R01AG084646_075/NCSMA19DF7E6, US$37.3k, 2025, Aug 26, 2025
Sources: openalex.org
Funded papers
Oct 7, 2026
Apr 13, 2026
Sep 19, 2025
Rapamycin treatment for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: a pilot phase 1 clinical trial
TR002647, May 20, 2025
TL1TR002647, Apr 23, 2025
Age-Dependent Bi-Phasic Dynamics of Ly49+CD8+ Regulatory T Cell Population
P30 CA054174, Dec 18, 2024
Mechanisms underlying retardation of aging by dietary energy restriction
Nov 17, 2023
Senolytic therapy in mild Alzheimer's disease: a phase 1 feasibility trial
TR002647, Sep 7, 2023
Jun 8, 2023
Estradiol-independent restoration of T-cell function in post-reproductive females
Jan 23, 2023
Jun 23, 2022
Biological aging processes underlying cognitive decline and neurodegenerative disease
May 16, 2022
UL1 TR001120, Feb 15, 2022
Increasing cytosolic Ca2+ levels restore cell proliferation and stem cell potency in aged MSCs
Oct 3, 2021
The aging lung mucosa: A proteomics study
Sep 20, 2021
NFκB Regulates Muscle Development and Mitochondrial Function
P30 AG044271, Mar 9, 2020
Senolytics in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Results from a first-in-human, open-label, pilot study
P30 AG044271, Jan 5, 2019
Cause or casualty: The role of mitochondrial DNA in aging and age-associated disease
Nov 9, 2018
Sep 6, 2018
Apr 20, 2018
Sources: openalex.org, api.crossref.org
Papers
Melatonin reduced senescence markers in human skin cells
The Journal of investigative dermatology, Oct 20, 2026
Brain scans and blood markers may help detect thinking problems
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, Oct 18, 2026
Irregular blood pressure patterns linked to dementia
Journal of the American Heart Association, Oct 16, 2026
Journal of the American Heart Association, Oct 16, 2026
OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma, Oct 9, 2026
Old lung environment changes immune cell traits in mice
Nature communications, Oct 7, 2026
Coronary artery disease and neurocognitive performance among older adults in Uganda
Research square, Oct 2, 2026
Brain small vessel disease links to stroke and mortality risk
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences, Oct 2, 2026
Tablet test detects cognitive impairment in older Ugandans
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences, Oct 2, 2026
GLP-1 receptor agonists link to lower stroke and Alzheimer risk
Neurology. Genetics, Oct 1, 2026
GeroScience, Sep 30, 2026
Lewy body disease tracks with cognitive decline and psychosis
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society, Sep 28, 2026
Biomedicines, Sep 26, 2026
Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland), Sep 26, 2026
Journal of aging & social policy, Sep 26, 2026
Cognition in Cardiovascular Disease
Current neurology and neuroscience reports, Sep 24, 2026
mTOR disrupts cerebrovascular RNA regulatory networks in Alzheimer's disease
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, Sep 24, 2026
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, Sep 24, 2026
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, Sep 24, 2026
Psychopharmacology, Sep 23, 2026