Sealy Center on Agingutmb.edu/scoa

This campus-wide event co-sponsored by the center and Office of the Vice President for Research promotes interaction and collaboration among faculty and students by allowing them an opportunity to present their current research in a poster forum format. Over the past several years, more than 70 researchers and more than 20 students have presented posters. The Forum has attracted an annual attendance of 200 persons from across the campus.

For more information, contact:
Tony DiNuzzo, PhD
Phone: 409-266-9658
e-mail: adinuzzo@utmb.edu

This lecture series features six nationally recognized gerontology research educators, basic scientists, clinicians and social scientists. Each speaker presents a lecture on an important aspect of aging research and consults with students, faculty and staff on research topics, grant applications and articles being written for publication.

For more information, contact:
Kelley Prevou
Phone: 409-747-1987
e-mail: kaprevou@utmb.edu

The Sealy Center on Aging sponsors pre-doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships annually. These fellowships were established specifically to introduce new investigators to the field of Aging. The Fellowship Program operates in conjunction with federally sponsored training grants that also support pre and post-doctoral fellowships in aging research.

For more information, contact:
Kelley Prevou
Phone: 409-747-1987
e-mail: kaprevou@utmb.edu

The center assists UTMB departments in recruiting quality faculty who have a strong focus or interest in aging research.

For more information, contact:
Lucy Gonzales
Phone: 409-266-9675
e-mail: lcgonzal@utmb.edu

The SCoA Manuscript Office uses its staff's extensive experience in editorial mentoring and article/grant writing to assist with projects developed within the Center. It provides assistance in development, planning, writing and editing of journal articles, as well as in post-submission issues such as responding to reviewers' comments. Manuscript Office staff also help produce large, multi-investigator grants, and help with development and writing of individual proposals.

For more information, contact:
Sarah Toombs-Smith, PhD
Phone:409-266-9655
e-mail: stoombs@utmb.edu

The center has these valuable research datasets available:

Healthy City Assessment Project - Texas City (HCAP-TC)

Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (Hispanic EPESE)

Health of the Public needs assessment survey of Galveston County residents, 75 years of age or older.

This extensive resource and reference center includes scholarly publications and works associated with aging or created by older artists.

For more information, contact:
Lucy Gonzales
Phone: (409) 266-9675
e-mail: lcgonzal@utmb.edu