David Schneider

About

Scientific Interests: Discovery of cellular mechanisms that influence gene expression or growth. Primary expertise in molecular mechanisms that control ribosome expression in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Current research projects involve biochemical, genetic and proteomic approaches to understand RNA polymerase I transcription of ribosomal DNA in eukaryotic model systems. Educational Interests: Improving graduate level education in bioscience. Advocating for collegiality and professionalism among research mentors and students. Focus on the value of mentoring. Controlling the cost of graduate education to the scientific community while improving educational resources for students. Specialties: Biochemsitry, protein purification, enzymology, yeast genetics, chromatin immunoprecipitation, graduate education, scientific mentoring and education

Experience

• University of Alabama at Birmingham (19 yrs)
  • Professor and Interim Dean
    Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Professor and Associate Dean
    Oct 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 9 mos

    Cancer Researcher and Director of Ph.D. program in Biomedical Science

  • Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Biomedical Sciences
    Oct 2013 - Jan 2025 · 11 yrs 4 mos

    Continuing to describe the molecular mechanisms that control ribosome synthesis in eukaryotic cells. Direct the Graduate Biomedical Sciences Doctoral Training Program at UAB.

• Postdoctoral Scholar at University of California, Irvine
  Jun 2003 - Jul 2007 · 4 yrs 2 mos

  Train with one of the world's greatest geneticists, Masayasu Nomura.

• Graduate Fellow at University of Wisconsin, Madison
  Sep 1998 - May 2003 · 4 yrs 9 mos

  Characterized effects of small molecules on homeostatic control of transcripition in E. coli.

• Consultant at Promega Inc.
  Jan 2001 - Sep 2001 · 9 mos

  Attempted to develop in vivo reporter of ATP concentration using evolved luciferase variants