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Dr. Snyder is the Deputy Director of the Division of Neuroscience (DN). Dr. Snyder has been a member of the DN staff since October 1990, administering programs in fundamental neuroscience and the etiology of Alzheimer’s disease. He previously held concurrent positions at the University of Tennessee Medical School and the VA Medical Center in Memphis from 1984 to 1990. Dr. Snyder received his B.S. in biology from Loyola College, his M.S. in cell biology from Adelphi University, and his Ph.D. in pathology from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He performed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Neurology at the University of Tennessee Medical School. His recent research interests are in the cell biological aspects of Alzheimer’s disease, neuronal and vascular stress, and the biology of prion protein. Dr. Snyder is published in journals and book chapters and has served on numerous NIA and NIH committees and work groups.

• cell biological aspects of Alzheimer’s disease
• neuronal and vascular stress
• biology of the prion protein