Rasmussen Lab

Blake B. Rasmussen, PhD. Lab focused on aging, skeletal muscle and metabolism. School of Medicine, Dept of Cellular & Integrative Physiology, UT San Antonio.

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Congratulations to Erik Marchant for having his second dissertation paper accepted for publication. This one in Function. We wish him all the best in his new role as a post-doctoral fellow at the Univ of Utah Med School. https://t.co/pTF7CTTBSr

[International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference @BiochemExercise]

Thank you everyone who participated in our post conference course and our sponsors!!! #IBEC2026
@AuroraSci @OroborosI @Optics11Life @NovogeneAmerica @ColumbusBio

@Langston_Lab @ChrisPerryMito @KevinMurachPhD @ZhenYanLab @TheRasmussenLab @FralinBiomed @brianglancylab

[Journal of Applied Physiology @japplphysiol]

Research Article by H Kalenta et al. (@TheRasmussenLab) #Hyperactivemuscle #mTORC1 attenuates functional #adaptations to #endurancetraining despite alterations in #mitochondrial and #lipid profiles
https://t.co/8iZJMMjybn

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Good to see this MoTrPAC Study Group publication in Molecular Metabolism today.

The Long Non-coding RNA Landscape of Endurance Exercise Training https://t.co/x4j0DHMGXD

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Congrats Dr Anya Kalenta! Dissertation paper #2

Hyperactive Muscle mTORC1 Attenuates Functional Adaptations to Endurance Training Despite Alterations in Mitochondrial and Lipid Profiles | Journal of Applied Physiology | American Physiological Society https://t.co/vkC4k9AkUF

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I am happy to announce that Erik Marchant successfully defended his dissertation today! I would also like to thank his internal committee members for their expert advice: Adam Salmon, Lily Dong, Luke Norton and Dr. Zhen Yan from Virginia Tech. Congratulations Dr. Marchant!

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Happy to welcome Dr. Kevin Davy to San Antonio this week. @davykevinp #DavyLab

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New paper with some thoughts on …

Nutrition for Older Adults: Perspectives on Dietary Guidance for Healt… https://t.co/CGyt8Eu188

[Long School of Medicine @TheLongSOM]

Science is redefining what it means to age. From extending healthspan to tackling chronic disease risk, the latest research is pushing boundaries. @TPR’s The Source breaks down the research with Blake Rasmussen, PhD: https://t.co/tI6YWiuu4o

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We welcome Dr. Shingo Kajimura to San Antonio this week as our Center for Molecular Metabolism seminar speaker.

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We welcome Dr. Jared Rutter to San Antonio as our Center for Molecular Metabolism Seminar Speaker this week! @RutterLab

[UT Health San Antonio Research @UTHSAResearch]

Yi Zhu, PhD, has received a $150,000 @UTSystem Rising STARs Award to advance aging research & collaborative innovation. The award supports acquisition of behavioral testing and tracking to rigorously assess cognition in aging & Alzheimer’s disease models: https://t.co/7EJvhVGQdf

[International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference @BiochemExercise]

💪💪SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT!! 🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️

@TheRasmussenLab from @UTSA is speaking at #IBEC2026!! You already know its going to be a highlight of the conference! #mitochondriaemoji

[AJP-Regulatory, Integrative Comparative Physiology @AJPRegu]

Research Article by SP Kilroe et al. (@TheRasmussenLab @uthealthsa @utmbhealth) Integrated #muscle #proteinsynthesis during #disuse and #rehabilitation in late-midlife adults https://t.co/pEj6sysVoX

[Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @UTHealthBarshop]

👏 UT Health San Antonio’s Claude D. #PepperCenter has secured a $6.5M #NIH grant to advance #agingresearch.

The funding adds a new Molecular Phenotyping Core + expands efforts to help older adults maintain independence, especially in South Texas. 🧬⏳

👉https://t.co/jKBqLhRZXU

[UT Health San Antonio Research @UTHSAResearch]

The inaugural cohort of the NIH-funded UT-MSTAR Research Program has completed its training in aging research @UTHealthBarshop. 18 first-year students from 4 Texas medical schools conducted mentored projects, clinical shadowing, and final presentations: https://t.co/c1hYQ81kf7

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We are looking forward to hearing from Dr. Teresa Zimmers @tzimmers today in San Antonio.

[Sam & Ann Barshop Institute @UTHealthBarshop]

📢 Join us Sept 10 for the Barshop Institute Fall Seminar Series!

🧬 Teresa A. Zimmers, PhD (OHSU) presents: “Whac-a-mole or Occam’s Razor – Understanding muscle loss in cancer cachexia”

🕓 4–5pm CT | In person & Zoom

👉 https://t.co/omoW5yiF1E

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Sean Kilroe, a productive postdoctoral fellow in the lab, is the first author on a new paper from the lab where we used deuterated water to assess protein synthesis during a week of disuse and exercise rehabilitation.
https://t.co/U4iUSVd9GC

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We are excited to announce that Dr. JP Palavicini has joined the Department of Cellular & Integrative Physiology as an Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track, Long School of Medicine at UT San Antonio. His area of research is aging and neurodegeneration.

https://t.co/POXkguzWPb