Co-Director of the Translational Neurotrauma program at Emory University
Lonnie is honored and excited to explore new therapies and define novel mechanisms that may serve as biomarkers and drug targets for the treatment of spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury. Link to Dr. Schneider's faculty profile here.
Translational Neurotrauma Team
- Lonnie collaborates with Dr. Candace Floyd on models of spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury, providing surgical support and expertise in mechanistic aspects of collaborations
- As a trained laboratory specialist and quality assurance professional, Lonnie contributes quality assurance support and documentation for near Good Laboratory Practice studies in the translational pipeline
Education
- Bachelor of Science in microbiology from Arizona State University
- Research technician in a laboratory focused on mitochondrial function in Alzheimer’s disease during the post-baccalaureate phase. This experience sparked a profound and ongoing interest in understanding how bioenergetics regulate central nervous system pathology
- Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Pathology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham researching the autophagic/lysosomal system, redox biology, and mitochondrial function, including mitophagy in the context of Parkinson’s disease
- Post-doctoral studies have centered on comprehending mitochondrial function and related molecular events driving the pathology of spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury