Breno S. Diniz, MD, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry

Washington University in St. Louis (WU)

My primary research interest is understanding how serious mental illnesses across the lifespan impact biological aging processes, including brain aging, and determine adverse health outcomes in individuals with these conditions. I am also interested in understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of treatment-resistant depression in older adults, developing novel interventions to restore brain health in individuals with serious mental illnesses, and developing novel models to evaluate biological aging processes.