Lon S. Schneider

Dr. Schneider is Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Gerontology at the Keck School of Medicine and Leonard Davis School of Gerontology of the University of Southern California (US). He directs the USC State of California Alzheimer’s Disease Center, the clinical core of the USC National Institute on Aging Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, and the Geriatric Studies Center. He holds a Master’s degree in Biometry and Epidemiology and has expertise in clinical trials methods and drug development. His work involves treatment development with novel metabolic and neuroregenerative compounds, outcomes assessment, and approaches to modelling, clinical trials simulations, and, recently, in silico screening of medications for slowing Alzheimer’s disease. He is a Fellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, and Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.