Researchers in Galveston studying physical function, strength, and recovery from illness are recruiting adult subjects for their studies. Study volunteers can learn more about their own health by participating in clinical trials. Join our mailing list to receive a quarterly newsletter with information about clinical trials, community events, volunteer opportunities, and research on aging news from UTMB.

Please join the Mass Spectrometry Core for a Lunch & Learn on Proteomics and Lipidomics on March 2nd at noon at HEC 3.201.

Dr. Blake Rasmussen, Professor in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, has been invited to be an Advisory Editorial Board Member for the journal Aging Cell. Aging Cell (2021 impact factor: 11.005) is expanding the journal scope to now include studies evaluating the impact of translational geroscience. Dr. Monty Montano from Harvard University and Boston Pepper Center is the Editor-in-Chief. The editorial board consists of national and international leaders in the biology of aging field.

When people are forced to be inactive their muscles get smaller and lose strength. The purpose of this study is to examine the changes in the structure and function of skeletal muscle during a brief period of disuse and rehabilitation in middle-aged participants to help us develop better treatments to improve clinical rehabilitative care.

The MoTrPAC research study is the largest effort to date, aimed at understanding how physical activity improves health and prevents disease. The main goal of the MoTrPAC is to gain a better understanding of how the body changes with physical activity. This will help researchers and doctors to prescribe tailored exercise programs in the future. View a new video about the study.