WelcomeThe Sealy Center on Aging at UTMB: Leading Aging Research Since 1995

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The Sealy Center on Aging focuses on improving the health and well-being of older adults through interdisciplinary research, education, and community service by integrating the resources and activities relevant to aging at UTMB. The Center also implements our research findings in hospitals and clinics, bringing excellence and visibility to our health care system, and improving the health of older adults.

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Postdoctoral Fellowship Position

March 26, 2024, 09:18 AM by SCOA

The UTMB Sealy Center on Aging seeks to fill one postdoctoral fellowship position on the aging and health of diverse older adult populations. Visit the T32 Health of Older Minorities page on the SCOA website to learn more.

Welcome, New MSTAR Program Participants

May 14, 2020, 18:37 PM by Sealy Center on Aging

The Sealy Center on Aging welcomes three students in the Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) program this summer.

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Lan Vu
Lan will be working under the guidance of Drs. Kyriakos Markides and Brian Downer looking at characteristics that are associated with an increased risk for psychiatric symptoms in older adults using Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE) data.

Michael Sewanaku
Under the mentorship of Dr. Monique Pappadis, Michael will be working to assess the construct validity of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), and then look at prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms over time, using Hispanic EPESE data.

Sun Paek
Under the mentorship of Dr. Rachel Deer, Sun will be working on both the PACE and GRAMS studies. Through the PACE study, she’ll be examining the effects of nutrition, rehabilitative exercise, and pharmacological interventions on recovery for elderly patients who were hospitalized. Through the GRAMS study, Sun will be exploring whether testosterone and protein supplementation can help elderly patients recover strength and avoid readmission after hospitalization.