Christian L. Lorson received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Colorado College, and his doctorate in molecular microbiology and immunology from the University of Missouri. After a post-doc at Tufts University and a faculty position at Arizona State University, He joined the faculty in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Missouri in 2002. He became a full professor in Veterinary Pathobiology in 2010 and currently serves as the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Veterinary Medicine and is an Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at MU. He served as the Scientific Director at FightSMA and was co-Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee. He is a member of the Bond Life Sciences Center, the Research Advisory Committee for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Group for the SMA Trust (UK).