Sara Espinoza

Director, Center for Geroscience · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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History

The physical and biological characterization of a frail mouse model
The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2008 · 166 citations
Frailty transitions in the San Antonio Longitudinal Study of Aging
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2012 · First of 3 authors · Corresponding · 146 citations
Frailty in older adults: insights and interventions
Review · Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine · 2005 · First of 2 authors · 110 citations

Los Angeles Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center
National Institute on Aging · P30
Contact PI · $2.7M · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
2025–2030
Targeting Biology of Aging Mechanisms Underlying Alzheimer's Disease Risk with Metformin
National Institute on Aging · R01
Contact PI · $2.3M · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
2024–2029
Geroscience Education and Training (GET) Network
National Institute on Aging · R25
PI · $874.8K · University of Connecticut Sch of Med/Dnt
2021–2026
Does Metformin Modulate the Pillars of Aging in Older Adults?
National Institute on Aging · R01
Contact PI · $1.9M · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
2020–2026

Fasting Mimicking Diet and Autophagy
Principal investigator · Unknown
L-Nutra Inc
2023–2024
The South Texas Aging Registry and Repository
Principal investigator · Completed
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
2019–2023
The Physiologic Effects of Intranasal Oxytocin on Sarcopenic Obesity
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 1, Phase 2
Sara Espinoza
2017–2019
Metformin for Preventing Frailty in High-risk Older Adults
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 2
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
2016–2024