Devin Snyder, PhD

Dr. Devin Snyder is a Program Officer at the Coalition for Aligning Science (CAS) and Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP), an initiative designed to accelerate the pace of discovery for Parkinson’s disease through collaboration, resource generation, and data sharing. 

In her role, Dr. Snyder conducts due diligence assessments of the state of the field to identify knowledge gaps and craft recommendation documents with actionable solutions for filling those gaps. She is passionate about effectively sharing knowledge with scientific and lay audiences. As such, Dr. Snyder utilizes her knowledge base to design resources for members of CAS-managed programs while also managing strategies for communicating information about CAS initiatives with external audiences.

Prior to joining CAS, Dr. Snyder served as a project manager for a multidisciplinary, cross-institutional research team funded by ASAP. Successful management of this highly collaborative effort relied on a thorough understanding of project scope, timeline, budget, and deliverables while maintaining open communication with all team members and stakeholders. 

Dr. Snyder earned a a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Point Loma Nazarene University and a doctorate in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) School of Medicine.