Welcome to The Sealy Center on Aging
To improve the health and well being of the elderly, not only within the Houston/Galveston area but also statewide and nationally, through education, research, clinical and social services, community participation and advocacy, and the establishment of cooperative linkages with other geriatric and gerontological centers.
The Sealy Center on Aging facilitates communication and collaborative scholarship among researchers at UTMB related to aging. A specific goal is to build bridges between basic scientists and clinicians who share common interests in aging. The center sponsors a variety of activities directed toward fostering, strengthening and expanding efforts in aging research, education and community service at UTMB.
The Main Components of SCoA
Essential Links
- Pepper
- CERCIT
- WHO PAHO
- Training
- ETGEC
- MSTAR
Claude Pepper Older Americans Independence Center
The Claude Pepper Older Americans Independence Center honors the memory of Claude Denson Pepper, a Florida congressman and career-long advocate for the rights of older adults. A vigorous man throughout his life, he rejected the idea that physical and mental decline were an inevitable part of normal aging.
Comparative Effectiveness Research on Cancer in Texas
In November 2007, Texas voters approved a constitutional amendment to establish the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to fund grants for cancer research and prevention. In the first competition for multi-investigator proposals, CPRIT funded the $4.8 million (three years) Comparative Effectiveness Research on Cancer in Texas (CERCIT).
World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization
The mission of the WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center is to foster research to improve the health of older populations in Latin America and the Caribbean. This is possible by establishing collaborations with institutions in Latin America. The work of the Center is also committed to training scholars with a cross-cultural, multidisciplinary perspective.
Pre and Post Doctoral Training Program in Health of Older Minorities
The Sealy Center on Aging at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas has openings for both pre-doctoral and post-doctoral positions. These positions are for research focusing on the health of older minorities, with an emphasis on older Hispanics. Trainees collaborate with Center faculty in research pertaining to minority health and aging.
East Texas Geriatric Education Center
The ETGEC-C, in partnership with the East Texas Area Health Education Centers (ETAHEC), provides geriatric-oriented medical education and clinical training for health professionals and students in health professions within a 72 county area of East Texas. This area is more than 80% rural and above the national and state average in percent elderly (65+ years of age), particularly older minorities. Professional disciplines targeted by the ETGEC-C include medicine, nursing, social work and allied health professions (physician assistants, physical therapy, and occupational therapy).
Medical Student Training in Aging Research Program
The MSTAR program offers an 8-12 week intensive experience in aging research for first-year medical students. The goals are to include trainees from diverse backgrounds, offer individualized, structured training that includes a mentor, a research project, didactics and supplementary experiences and promotes a sense of identity and membership within the field of aging research among other things.
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Upcoming Events
UTMB East Texas Geriatric Education Center- Consortium (ETGEC-C)
in partnership with the Texas Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) East Presents
Special Topics in Geriatrics: Addressing Difficult Topics in Aging and Disease
January through May - 3rd Wednesday each month 12 – 3pm
Rebecca Sealy Hospital Rm 6.100
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Another successful Forum on Aging!
On behalf of the Sealy Center on Aging and Research Services: Thanks to all who participated and provided such excellent presentations for the November 17th Forum on Aging held in the Levin Hall dining room. We had over 150 in attendance and 78 poster presentations including 22 student posters!
The Center for Aging and Population Health (CAPH)
in the Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, is seeking candidates for post-doctoral training in the Epidemiology of Aging. Download anouncement PDF