Brain health experts share research, hope at Think Science event

September 29, 2025

Three leading experts in neurology and aging gathered at UT Health San Antonio Sept. 22 for Texas Public Radio’s Think Science event to share the latest in brain health research. Event host Nathan Cone noted that Alzheimer’s disease affects about 460,000 Texans, with another 1.1 million serving as caregivers. Programs at the Health Science Center […]


Three Health Science Center researchers receive UT System STARs awards

September 15, 2025

Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology; Jinjiao Wang, PhD, RN, the William and Berneice Castella Distinguished Professor in Aging Studies; and Yi Zhu, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, received UT System Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention awards for their work in aging research.

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San Antonio Pepper Center secures $6.5M grant to advance aging research

September 15, 2025

  The 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 quality of life and ability to live independently. Since 2015, scientists at the San Antonio Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence […]


UT San Antonio Health Science Center’s Zhu receives $150,000 UT System Rising STARs award to advance aging research and collaborative innovation

September 11, 2025

  Yi Zhu, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) Health Science Center, received a UT System Rising STARs (Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention) award in the amount […]





UT San Antonio Health Science Center among top 2% globally for research output

September 9, 2025

The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center is ranked No. 94 out of 5,973 healthcare institutions around the world and No. 38 in the United States in the 2025 Nature Index of healthcare institutions for research output. This places the institution among the top 2% of health care institutions globally. Nature Index […]