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The Pepper Center at UTMB:
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Publications (2000-2020): over 650
Scholars Trained (2000-2020): 31
Pilot/Developmental studies completed (2000-2020): 63
Externally funded projects supported in the current cycle (2015-2020): 53
External projects supported in the current cycle, total dollar award (2015-2020): $93.9 million

The UTMB Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) is the home of a diverse multidisciplinary team of investigators with complementary research interests. The Center supports investigators, research, and expertise in gerontology to accomplish the OAIC mission: To Improve Physical Function and Independence in Older Adults.

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University of Texas Medical Branch
Sealy Center on Aging (SCoA)
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0177
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Phone: (409) 747-0008
Email: aging.research@utmb.edu

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Beyond Health: United Nations Announces a New Initiative to Improve the Lives of Older People, Their Families and Communities

January 5, 2021, 14:41 PM by SCOA

Beyond Health: United Nations announced a new initiative to improve the lives of older people, their families and communities. The initiative approaches different aspects of life including health services as well as other aspects of society such as employment and demand good and services.

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Dr. Li Receives AOTF Early Career Research Excellence Award

January 4, 2021, 12:13 PM by SCOA

Chih-Ying (Cynthia) Li, PhD, OTR, Department of Occupational Therapy, is a new recipient of the AOTF Early Career Research Excellence Award. Dr. Li had a pilot project in the UTMB Pepper Center.

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New Coronavirus Variant Found In U.K. What Does It Mean For The World? - Dr Menachery is Interviewed

December 22, 2020, 12:36 PM by SCOA

Dr. Vineet Menachery, a leader in the Metabolism and Biology Resource Core of the UTMB Pepper Center, was interviewed by Ari Shapiro on, "All Things Considered," at NPR regarding the new strain of COVID-19 found in the UK.

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D-CARE Study Benefits Patients in Unexpected Ways

December 18, 2020, 12:09 PM by SCOA

Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas, are enrolling participants in the Dementia Care (D-CARE) Study to determine the effectiveness of various types of care for dementia. One such story, related by Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Melissa C. Lockhart, PhD, APRN, GNP-BC, involves a person with dementia who was enrolled in the D-CARE Study.

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Beyond Health: United Nations Announces a New Initiative to Improve the Lives of Older People, Their Families and Communities

Dr. Li Receives AOTF Early Career Research Excellence Award

New Coronavirus Variant Found In U.K. What Does It Mean For The World? - Dr Menachery is Interviewed

D-CARE Study Benefits Patients in Unexpected Ways

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