Providing Unique Research Services to Advance Our Understanding of the Biology of Aging

For nearly two decades, the San Antonio Nathan Shock Center has been providing core services to meet the current needs of the geroscience community. Directed by leaders in mammalian and invertebrate aging research, we offer technical services and expertise in several critical areas in the biology of aging.

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Latest News

6 Dec 2019 Bess Frost, PhD, will be the 2020 recipient of the O’Donnell Award in Medicine

Congratulations to Dr. Bess Frost, the 2020 recipient of the O’Donnell Award in Medicine. The annual award is given by the

18 Nov 2019 Availability of Tissues from Naked and Damara Mole Rats

Latest Publications

Congratulations to Dr. Masahiro Morita for his publication in PNAS.

Hepatic posttranscriptional network comprised of CCR4-NOT deadenylase and FGF21 maintains systemic metabolic homeostasis Morita M, Siddiqui N, Katsumura S,

Age‐related changes in the marmoset gut microbiome

Age-related changes in the marmoset gut microbiome Reveles KR, Patel S, Forney L, Ross CN American Journal of Primatology.