Breno Satler Diniz, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry · UConn Health · University of Connecticut
Quick answer: Breno Satler Diniz, MD, PhD is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at University of Connecticut. Breno Satler Diniz, MD, PhD shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ Not accepting lab rotation students at this time for Fall 2025/Spring 2026
Research interests
Dr. Diniz lab is focused on investigating how age-related changes in biological processes (the Pillars of Biological Aging) affect the development and outcomes of late-life mental and neuropsychiatric disorders and how it translates into the repurpose or development of novel interventions to treat and prevent these disorders across the lifespan. This is a new area of investigation combining a fundamental aspects of Geroscience and Neurobiology of Neuropsychiatric disorders. Dr. Diniz uses a translational medicine approach, including the evaluation of multimodal biomarkers, focusing on peripheral and central biomarkers, combined with complex analytical approaches to address different research questions related to the interaction between the biology of aging and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Selected publications (since 2023)
[2026 May] Reduced circulating progenitor cells in older adults with major depression: Evidence of accelerated biological aging. Vieira, Erica L; El-Ahmad, Perla; Nikolova, Yuliya; Rajji, Tarek; Diniz, Breno S. Brain, behavior, & immunity - health 53: 101211
[2026 Feb] Plasma but not salivary p-Tau181 reflects Alzheimer's disease in a Latin American Cohort. Santos, Lucas Tadeu Rocha; Costa, Fernanda Leitão Rosa, Isabele Dantas; Frota, Annyta Fernandes; Bezerra, Jéssica Rabelo; Soares, Michelle Verde Ramo; Barbosa, Camilla de Souza Nepomuceno; Farias, Jorge Wambaster Freitas; da Silva, Lucas Riquelme Albuquerque Magalhães; Gonçalves, Paulo Victor de Santiago; Coelho Filho, João Macedo; Lôbo, Rômulo Rebouças; Teixeira, Antonio L; Diniz, Breno S; Peixoto Junior, Arnaldo Aires; Macedo, Daniell
Frequently asked questions
Is Breno Satler Diniz, MD, PhD hiring PhD students at University of Connecticut?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Breno Satler Diniz, MD, PhD's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: Not accepting lab rotation students at this time for Fall 2025/Spring 2026.
What does Breno Satler Diniz, MD, PhD research?
Dr. Diniz lab is focused on investigating how age-related changes in biological processes (the Pillars of Biological Aging) affect the development and outcomes of late-life mental and neuropsychiatric disorders and how it translates into the repurpose or development of novel interventions to treat a
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