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Chia-Ling Kuo, PhD

Associate Professor (Senior Biostatistician), The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering, UConn Center on Aging, Department of Public Health Sciences, UConn Health
NPI Number:
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Academic Office Location:
UConn Health
195 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06032
Email: kuo@uchc.edu

About Me: http://kuo-lab-uchc.github.io/ckuo

I am a biostatistician by training, with research focused on aging—particularly the biology of aging and geroscience-guided interventions. I am an NIH-funded investigator with a track record of grants and publications. My work has examined genes and biomarkers implicated in aging, including APOE and SH2B3, as well as telomere length. My current research focuses on developing biomarkers of aging and linking accelerated biological aging to adverse health outcomes using multiple biological age measures. In addition, I study FDA-approved drugs for repurposing to target fundamental aging processes. My research is supported by the UK Biobank and U.S.-based population cohorts. I am eager to collaborate to expand the scope of my work and leverage data from additional cohorts. 

Selected Publications

Kuo CL, Liu P, Drouard G, Vuoksimaa E, Kaprio J, Ollikainen M, Chen Z, Pilling LC, Atkins JL, Fortinsky RH, Kuchel GA, Diniz BS. A proteomic signature of healthspan. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jun 10;122(23):e2414086122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2414086122. Epub 2025 Jun 6. Erratum in: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Aug 19;122(33):e2520058122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2520058122. PMID: 40478878; PMCID: PMC12168021.

Kuo CL, Chen Z, Liu P, Pilling LC, Atkins JL, Fortinsky RH, Kuchel GA, Diniz BS. Proteomic aging clock (PAC) predicts age-related outcomes in middle-aged and older adults. Aging Cell. 2024 Aug;23(8):e14195. doi: 10.1111/acel.14195. Epub 2024 May 15. PMID: 38747160; PMCID: PMC11320350.

Diniz BS, Chen Z, Steffens DC, Pilling L, Nikolova Y, Clifford K, Fortinsky RH, Kuchel GA, Kuo CL. Proteogenomic signature of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia risk in individuals with major depressive disorder. Nat Ment Health. 2025 Aug;3(8):879-888. doi: 10.1038/s44220-025-00460-0. Epub 2025 Jul 14. PMID: 40823340; PMCID: PMC12356225.

Diniz BS, Zhao S, Drouard G, Vuoksimaa E, Ollikainen M, Lenze EJ, Xu M, Fortinsky RH, Kuchel GA, Kaprio J, Kuo CL. Biological Aging Acceleration in Major Depressive Disorder: A Multi-Omics Analysis. Aging Cell. 2025 Dec 4:e70310. doi: 10.1111/acel.70310. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41342072.

Liu R, Xiang M, Pilling LC, Melzer D, Wang L, Manning KJ, Steffens DC, Bowden J, Fortinsky RH, Kuchel GA, Rhee TG, Diniz BS, Kuo CL. Mid-life leukocyte telomere length and dementia risk: An observational and mendelian randomization study of 435,046 UK Biobank participants. Aging Cell. 2023 Jul;22(7):e13808. doi: 10.1111/acel.13808. Epub 2023 May 30. PMID: 37254630; PMCID: PMC10352557.

Education
DegreeInstitutionMajor
BBANational Chengchi UniversityStatistics
MSNational Taiwan UniversityBiostatistics, Statistical Genetics
PhDUniversity of PittsburghBiostatistics, Statistical Genetics

Post-Graduate Training
TrainingInstitutionSpecialty
PostdoctoralNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)Research Fellow

Awards
Name of Award/HonorAwarding Organization
Accredited Professional Statistician (2014-present)American Statistical Association
Name & DescriptionCategoryRoleTypeScopeStart YearEnd Year
Journal of Applied GerontologyEditorial BoardStatistical AdvisorExternalInternational20222023
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health DisparitiesEditorial BoardStatistical ReviewerUConn HealthInternational

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