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The Sealy Center on Aging at UTMBLeading Aging Research Since 1995

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The Sealy Center on Aging (SCOA), an independent, multidisciplinary component of The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health),  focuses on improving the health and well-being of older adults through interdisciplinary research, education, clinical care, and community engagement. Supported by endowment funds from the Sealy and Smith Foundation, SCOA encompasses over 50 Senior Fellows and more than 50 affiliated Fellows from all five UTMB schools as well as numerous institutes.

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Sealy Center on Aging (SCOA)
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0177
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Email: aging.research@utmb.edu

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Dr. Kuo & Raji with a student and text, the 26th Annual Forum on Aging at UTMB

Congratulations to Forum on Aging Poster Winners

Nov 2, 2023, 08:06 AM by SCOA

CONGRATS to all the researchers who were poster winners in this year's Forum on Aging and THANKS to all participants! 

2023 STUDENT POSTER WINNERS

  • Mohanad Albayyaa 
    ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY AND THE RISK OF RHEUMATIC AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES IN MEN WITH PROSTATE CANCER Education & Health System Improvement
  • Amy Arceneaux 
    EXOGENOUS ESTROGEN TREATMENT BENEFITS POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN Women’s Health/Gender Differences
  • Veronica Hernandez 
    THE EFFECT OF FINANCIAL STRAIN AND LANGUAGE OF INTERVIEW ON DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN MEXICAN AMERICAN OLDER ADULTS Health Disparities – Mental Health
  • Thao Hoang 
    OROPHARYNGEAL CANCER REGIONAL DIFFERENCES AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES Health Disparities – Health Care
  • Shrinath Kadamangudi 
    SELECTIVE NEURONAL VULNERABILITY TO TOXIC TAU OLIGOMERS IN HUMAN SYNAPSES Neuroscience
  • Briana Lacy 
    CLIMATE CHANGE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR HURRICANES AMONG NURSING HOMES IN TEXAS Rehabilitation & Recovery
  • Mathilda Nicot- Cartsonis 
    RACIAL AND GEOGRAPHIC DISPARITIES IN DIAGNOSTIC AND SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY UTILIZATION WITH OUTCOMES AMONG MEDICARE ELIGIBLE BREAST CANCER POPULATION Health Disparities – Chronic Diseases
  • Emma Rowlinson 
    FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH MAMMOGRAM AND PAPANICOLAOU TESTING AMONG OLDER MEXICAN AMERICANS Women’s Health/Gender Differences
  • Jacqueline Silva 
    CALCINEURIN INHIBITION REDUCES PREVALENCE OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES Implementation
  • Zachary Von Ruff 
    SHORT-TERM MUSCLE DISUSE IN HUMANS INCREASES GENE EXPRESSION ASSOCIATED WITH MUSCLE ATROPHY WHILE DOWNREGULATING GENES LINKED TO MITOCHONDRIAL AND AMINO ACID METABOLISM Muscle Aging

2023 POST-GRADUATE, FELLOW & RESIDENT WINNERS

  • Kristen McGovern
    EFFECTS OF PHOSPHODIESTERASE-5 INHIBITOR ON PLASMA METABOLOME AND PROTEOME OF HEALTHY PARTICIPANTS
  • Ekta Singh
    UNDERSTANDING PARACRINE REJUVENATION IN SENESCENCE INDUCED BY LOW FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND

View details & photos from the event at our website: https://www.utmb.edu/scoa/forum

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The Sealy Center on Aging brings together faculty across all five UTMB schools who specialize in aging-related research, education, and clinical care.

SCOA provides infrastructure and resources to foster collaborative translational research, support externally funded projects, and promote education and community outreach. SCOA supports its Core Investigators with office space, editorial services, pilot funding, research infrastructure, and administrative assistance.

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