About the Center
The Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Center on Aging spearheads breakthrough research and is committed to translating basic research discoveries into applications that promote healthy aging and combat age-associated disorders. The faculty, along with their research staff and trainees, utilize diverse model systems and multidisciplinary approaches to address questions that are of crucial importance to the biology, pathophysiology and diseases of aging. The major research topics include lifespan and health span studies, aging of the endocrine, vasculature, and central nervous systems, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases, in particular Alzheimer’s disease. Through close alignment with the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine in the Department of Medicine, the HCOA also provide medical education and training and deliver healthcare through affiliated hospitals.
The HCOA was formed in 1988 by the generosity of the late Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington, Houston philanthropists who foresaw the need for an academic entity devoted to studying aging, providing care for older people, and teaching future health professionals and researchers about geriatrics and gerontology.
Driving Science, Improving Health
This video provides an overview of the Huffington Center on Aging's early beginnings, history, current activities and accomplishments.
Message from the Director
Hui Zheng, Ph.D., director of the Huffington Center on Aging, is also a professor in the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics.
Lectures and Seminars
- Roy M. Huffington Distinguished Lecture series: lecturers share discoveries with BCM faculty and trainees
- Biology of Aging Seminar: weekly seminar and journal club hosting distinguished speakers
Community Engagement, Equity and Diversity
View information on how the Huffington Center on Aging cultivates diversity, establishes inclusion efforts, and increases equity-mindedness within our community.
News and Events
Keep up to date with the latest College press releases related to the Huffington Center on Aging.
Arts in Aging Calendar
We salute the “Arts in Aging” as a complement to a good life long lived. View a PDF of the 2021 calendar art. Please see artists' credits.
Recent Honors
View a listing of recent featured Huffington Center on Aging awards and honors.
Publications
The Huffington Center on Aging faculty are involved in many research publications.
Faculty and Staff
Our center faculty and staff cover the areas of research, education and clinical related to the topics of aging.