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Dr. Peter Snyder

Vice President for Research & Economic Development at the University of Rhode Island

Dr. Snyder is the Vice President for Research & Economic Development at the University of Rhode Island, where he is also a professor and scientist at the university’s Ryan Institute for Neuroscience. He serves as the Senior Associate Editor of Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, and as the Editor-in-Chief for Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring. Dr. Snyder publishes regularly on neuropharmacology, neurophysiology, history of neuroscience and research ethics; and his clinical interests are focused on aging and dementia.  From 1998 through 2005, Dr. Snyder was employed as a scientist, clinician and director at Pfizer Global Research & Development, where he led the development of novel compounds for the treatment of schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease.