 At the National Institute on Aging, Schneider and his colleagues were instrumental in creating the first national Alzheimer Disease Research Centers, the first Teaching Nursing Homes and assisting in the development of Geriatric programs throughout the United States.Schneider was Professor of Medicine and Director of the Davis Institute on Aging at the University of Colorado and founder of the Colorado Gerontology Society.Schneider played an important role in the creation of the Buck Institute on Aging in Novato, CA where he was the Scientific Director from 1989 to 1999 and worked with IM Pei on the design of the facility.