Ph.D. Statistics and Mathematics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL December 2009
M.S. Statistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL December 2006
M.S. Mathematics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL May 2004
Positions and Employment
2009-2010 Postdoctoral Fellow, Penn State University Medical Center
2010-2018 Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of Nebraska Medical Center
2018 Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of Nebraska Medical Center
2018- Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
- Medical Research Program peer review panel for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), 01/29-30/2020, Reston, VA.
- Medical Research Program (Urologic Diseases) peer review panel for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) (online), August 2019.
- 2017 Vision Research Program peer review panel for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), 01/10-12/2018, Reston, VA.
- Data Safety and Monitoring Committee (DSMC), Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center 2015-2018.
- 2015 Vision Research Program (VPR) Clinical Trial (CT) peer review panel for the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), February 17-19, 2016; Wahington DC.
- Vision Research-1 (VR-1) Peer Review Panel of the 2013/2014 Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine Research Program (CRMRP) for the Defense Medical Research and Development Program (DMRDP) (DoD), March - Apr 2014; Baltimore, MD.
- Member of CRC Review Committee, University of Nebraska Medical Center, May 2012- December 2018; Omaha, NE.
- Session co-chair for International Conference and Exhibition on Biometrics & Biostatistics (OMICS), March 5-7, 2012; Omaha, NE
- RR&D Scientific Merit Review Panel (VA) for the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), Aug 9-10, 2011; Washington DC.
- Faculty Development Committee, University of Nebraska Medical center, Aug 2011-December 2018; Omaha, NE.
Dr. Luo earned his joint Ph.D. in mathematics and statistics at The University of Florida in 2009 and completed postdoctoral training from Penn State Medical Center in 2010. He was an associate professor of biostatistics at University of Nebraska Medical Center before taking the current position. . He has broad research interest and more than 50 peer reviewed publications about clinical trials, NGS, genomics, genome-wide association, statistical genetics, QTL analysis, drug response, longitudinal data analysis, statistical modeling, cancer, optimal sample size calculation, Bayesian methods and numerical optimization etc. . Dr. Luo has collaborated with different scientists and researchers. He is the lead biostatistician for 5 RO1 projects, a U grant, and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation project. He also served as study biostatistician for Children's Oncology Group. Dr. Luo has also served as biostatistician reviewer for Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs for six consecutive times. Dr. Luo also has outstanding teaching experience in biostatics courses of design of medical studies (clinical trials), applied linear models (master level), biostatistics linear model methodology (PhD level), generalized linear models (PhD level), longitudinal data analysis, survival analysis, mathematical statistics (point estimation and testing statistical hypothesis), and Bayesian methods.
