About the Pepper Center at UTMB Welcome The Pepper Center at UTMB:Continuously Funded Since 2000 Quick Links Partner Research Programs Sealy Center on Aging (SCOA) Texas Resource Center on Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) World Health Organization / Pan Merican Health Organization (WHO/PAHO) Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research on Cancer in Texas (CERCIT) Health of Older Minorities Training (T32) Medical Student Aging Research Training (MSTAR) Share this website: 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. Current Events Read the latest Community Connection Newsletter Diabetes Prevention ProgramSign up today! Caregiver Connection Support Group:2nd & 4th Fridays at Noon Monthly Pepper Investigators Lecture Series Researchers: Share Your Science Productivity Metrics Publications (2000-2022): over 740 Scholars Trained (2000-2022): 33 External projects currently supported: 33 Contact Us University of Texas Medical BranchSealy Center on Aging (SCoA)301 University Blvd.Galveston, TX 77555-0177 Directions and Maps Phone: (409) 747-0008Email: aging.research@utmb.edu Featured News Texas RCMAR Presentation June 25 June 25, 2024, 11:32 AM by SCOA Join us for the next Texas RCMAR Scholar presentation on June 25, 2024. "Characterizing the Neurocognitive Effects of Bilingualism in Mexican American Adults," is presented by Stephanie Grasso, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, at 3 PM via zoom. Full story Public Health in the 1990’s: 1990’s and Hispanic Health/Aging - Webinar June 24, 2024 June 10, 2024, 10:00 AM by SCOA In honor of their 100-year anniversary, Delta Omega will be hosting monthly webinars. This webinar will outline two of the most well-known, longitudinal cohort studies on the health and well-being of aging Hispanic adults – the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (H-EPESE) and the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS). Full story DMAC Workshop & Call for Pilots May 17, 2024, 10:17 AM by SCOA The Data Management and Analysis Core for Comparative Effectiveness Research on Cancer in Texas is having a workshop on May 22, 2024 at the Galveston Island Convention Center. Register today! In addition, UTMB DMAC encourages all investigators in Texas academic and research institutions to submit pilot grant proposals on comparative effectiveness research on cancer in Texas. Proposals from screening, diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment surveillance, or survivorship are all welcome. Register for information sessions to be held June 3 & 7, 2024. Full story Dr. Pérez Raifaisen Appointed Director of WHOPAHO at UTMB May 15, 2024, 10:59 AM by SCOA We are pleased to announce that Norma A. Pérez Raifaisen, MD, DrPH, CPC, will serve as Director of the World Health Organization / Pan American Health Organization (WHO/PAHO) Collaborating Center on Aging and Health, effective May 1. Dr. Pérez Raifaisen is Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, John Sealy School of Medicine and PI, Center of Excellence for Professional Advancement and Research. Full story Dr. Alan Landay Joins the Sealy Center on Aging as Interim Director May 6, 2024, 14:26 PM by SCOA We are pleased to announce that Alan Landay, PhD, will serve as Director ad interim of the Sealy Center on Aging, effective May 1. Dr. Landay is Vice President of Team Science at UTMB and Professor in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology. Full story More News Leadership Directory James S. Goodwin, MD Co-Director, Claude Pepper Older American Independence CenterCo-Leader, Leadership and Administrative Core; Co-Leader, Research Education ComponentGeorge and Cynthia Mitchell Distinguished Chair of Geriatric Medicine; Senior Associate Director, Sealy Center on Aging Melissa Morrow, PhD Co-Director, Claude Pepper Older American Independence CenterCo-Leader, Leadership and Administrative Core; Co-Leader, Research Education ComponentAssociate Director, Center for Health Promotion, Performance, and Rehabilitation Research (CHPPRR); A. Russell Shearn Moody Distinguished Chair in Neurological Rehabilitation; Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences Additional Leadership and Pepper Center Personnel Social Media Twitter Tweets by UTMB_SCOA Follow @UTMB_SCoA Facebook UTMB Sealy Center on Aging