UTMB Health Jenny Sealy Hospital
Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center

Continuously Funded Since 2000

Welcome

The UTMB Health Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) is the home of a diverse interdisciplinary team of investigators who are committed to advancing aging science. The Center supports investigators, research, and expertise in gerontology and geriatrics to accomplish the OAIC mission: To establish centers of excellence in geriatrics research and research education to increase scientific knowledge to better ways to maintain or restore independence in older persons.

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The UTMB Health Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC)
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0177
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Phone: (409) 747-0008
Email: aging.research@utmb.edu

News & Events


  • Dr. Mehta shares research on U.S. life expectancy trends and cardiovascular disease mortality in recent SPPH seminar

    June 11, 2025, 09:52 AM by SCOA

    The Department of Epidemiology hosted Dr. Neil Mehta for a compelling seminar in April, where he shared his research insights and perspectives on advancing epidemiological excellence at UTMB's School of Public and Population Health. "Why are some people healthy and others not?" This fundamental question, first encountered in a 1990s book on population health determinants, sparked Mehta's career trajectory. His fascination with life expectancy patterns led him to explore statistical regularities in human mortality across centuries.

  • UTMB Health Faculty Present Research at 2025 Pepper Center Annual Meeting

    June 10, 2025, 10:11 AM by SCOA

    In April 2025, researchers from UTMB Health’s Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) participated in the annual meeting hosted by the Coordinating Board of the Pepper Centers. Attendees included faculty across career stages who gave several notable presentations. The meeting provided a valuable platform for collaborative learning and mentorship.

  • Pepper Investigators Lecture Features Dr. Ko

    May 27, 2025, 08:34 AM by SCOA

    Please join us for the next Pepper Investigators Lecture: "Impact of Error-Augmented Visual Feedback in Robotic Gait Rehabilitation Post-Stroke," presented by Mansoo Ko, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions on May 28, 2025 at noon in RSH 6.100 and via Teams. Lunch provided for those in person.

  • Texas RCMAR Presentation May 27

    May 27, 2025, 08:31 AM by SCOA

    Join us for the next Texas RCMAR presentation on May 272, 2025. "Negotiating Personhood in Home-Based Dementia Care: Exploring Ethnographic Methodologies in Dementia Research", is presented by: Micaela Bermea, Doctoral Candidate, UTSA, at 3 PM via Zoom.

Events


June 25:
Pepper Investigators Lecture - Sadaf Milani, PhD, MPH
July 22:
DMAC CERCIT Seminar - Corey Simon, PhD
July 23:
Pepper Investigators Lecture - Andrew Murton, PhD

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301 University Blvd. Galveston, TX 77555-0177 | p 409.747.0008 | f 409.772.8931 The Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center Award #P30-AG024832 is funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Contact Roxann Grover, MA regarding updates to this content.