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Biography

Dr. Katie Ryan is a Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutics in the School of Pharmacy, University College Cork where she contributes to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes. She is a qualified pharmacist (BSc. Pharm, Trinity College Dublin) and completed her PhD in Pharmaceutics in the School of Pharmacy, TCD, in area of novel excipients for topical drug delivery. During this time, she also completed a postgraduate diploma in Quality Improvement (Trinity College Dublin). She subsequently completed a master’s in Teaching and Learning in University College Cork focusing on teaching strategies to enhance critical thinking development in pharmacy students. She is also interested in promoting science and supporting young researchers. She is a member and past president of the United Kingdom and Ireland Controlled Release Society (2017-2020). She has received funding from SFI, Enterprise Ireland and Industry to support her research. She is a funded researcher in the SFI funded SSPC - Synthesis and Solid-State Pharmaceutical Research Centre. She has attracted > €1.2 million as PI, co-PI and through consultancy activities. ‍

Research Interests

Katie’s research interests focus on the formulation and processing of both novel and challenging therapeutic cargoes including proteins and poorly soluble drugs to create stable and efficacious products for drug delivery, medical device, and tissue regeneration applications. In 2013 and 2014, she undertook sabbatical research in Prof. David Mooney’s Bioengineering lab in Harvard University investigating novel biomaterial strategies to promote bone tissue regeneration. This research has grown to utilise biomaterials to create more clinically relevant in vitro models to provide more accurate and informative screening of drug cargoes. Katie is interested in projects with a translational focus and has been involved in several academic-industry collaborative projects in the areas of novel formulation design and combination medical devices for pulmonary and orthopaedic applications. She is a funded researcher in the SFI funded SSPC - Synthesis and Solid-State Pharmaceutical Research Centre.‍

Publications

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Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2024)	'Nebulised delivery of RNA formulations to the lungs: From aerosol to cytosol' Neary MT;Mulder LM;Kowalski PS;MacLoughlin R;Crean AM;Ryan KB; (2024) 'Nebulised delivery of RNA formulations to the lungs: From aerosol to cytosol'. Journal Of Controlled Release, 366 [DOI] [Details]
	(2023)	'Siponimod as a novel inhibitor of retinal angiogenesis: in vitro and in vivo evidence of therapeutic efficacy' Alshaikh RA;Zaki RGE;Salah El Din RA;Ryan KB;Waeber C; (2023) 'Siponimod as a novel inhibitor of retinal angiogenesis: in vitro and in vivo evidence of therapeutic efficacy'. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, [DOI] [Details]
	(2023)	'Nano-Hydroxyapatite/PLGA Mixed Scaffolds as a Tool for Drug Development and to Study Metastatic Prostate Cancer in the Bone' Dozzo A;Chullipalliyalil K;McAuliffe M;O'Driscoll CM;Ryan KB; (2023) 'Nano-Hydroxyapatite/PLGA Mixed Scaffolds as a Tool for Drug Development and to Study Metastatic Prostate Cancer in the Bone'. Pharmaceutics, 15 (1) [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	'Polymer based sustained drug delivery to the ocular posterior segment: barriers and future opportunities for the treatment of neovascular pathologies' Alshaikh RA;Waeber C;Ryan KB; (2022) 'Polymer based sustained drug delivery to the ocular posterior segment: barriers and future opportunities for the treatment of neovascular pathologies'. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 187 [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	'Strategies to Mitigate and Treat Orthopaedic Device-Associated Infections' Kennedy DG;O'Mahony AM;Culligan EP;O'Driscoll CM;Ryan KB; (2022) 'Strategies to Mitigate and Treat Orthopaedic Device-Associated Infections'. Antibiotics-Basel, 11 (12) [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	'Modelling acute myeloid leukemia (AML): What's new? A transition from the classical to the modern' Dozzo A;Galvin A;Shin JW;Scalia S;O'Driscoll CM;Ryan KB; (2022) 'Modelling acute myeloid leukemia (AML): What's new? A transition from the classical to the modern'. Drug Delivery And Translational Research, [DOI] [Details]
	(2021)	'Sphingosine 1-phosphate, a potential target in neovascular retinal disease' Alshaikh, Rasha A.; Ryan, Katie B.; Waeber, Christian (2021) 'Sphingosine 1-phosphate, a potential target in neovascular retinal disease'. British Journal of Ophthalmology, [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2021)	'Osteointegration, antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity of orthopaedic titanium surfaces coated with silver and strontium-doped hydroxyapatite using a novel blasting process' O' Sullivan C;O' Neill L;O' Leary ND;O' Gara JP;Crean AM;Ryan KB; (2021) 'Osteointegration, antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity of orthopaedic titanium surfaces coated with silver and strontium-doped hydroxyapatite using a novel blasting process'. Drug Delivery And Translational Research, [DOI] [Details]
	(2020)	'Bone regenerative potential of the selective sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator siponimod: In vitro characterisation using osteoblast and endothelial cells' Sartawi, Zaid;Ryan, Katie B.;Waeber, Christian (2020) 'Bone regenerative potential of the selective sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator siponimod: In vitro characterisation using osteoblast and endothelial cells'. European Journal of Pharmacology, 882 :1-11 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2020)	'Development of electrospun polymer scaffolds for the localized and controlled delivery of siponimod for the management of critical bone defects' Sartawi, Z;Waeber, C;Schipani, E;Ryan, KB (2020) 'Development of electrospun polymer scaffolds for the localized and controlled delivery of siponimod for the management of critical bone defects'. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 590 [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	'Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) signalling: role in bone biology and potential therapeutic target for bone repair' Sartawi, Ziad; Schipani, Ernestina; Ryan, Katie B.; Waeber, Christian (2017) 'Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) signalling: role in bone biology and potential therapeutic target for bone repair'. Pharmacological Research,   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2017)	'In vitro dissolution models for the prediction of in vivo performance of an oral mesoporous silica formulation' McCarthy, Carol A.; Faisal, Waleed; O'Shea, Joseph P.; Murphy, Colm; Aherne, Robert J.; Ryan, Katie B.; Griffin, Brendan T.; Crean, Abina M. (2017) 'In vitro dissolution models for the prediction of in vivo performance of an oral mesoporous silica formulation'. Journal Of Controlled Release, 250 :86-95   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2016)	'Mesoporous silica formulation strategies for drug dissolution enhancement: A review' Mccarthy C.;Ahern R.;Dontireddy R.;Ryan K.;Crean A. (2016) 'Mesoporous silica formulation strategies for drug dissolution enhancement: A review'. Expert Opinion On Drug Delivery, 13 (1):93-108 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Comparison of fenofibrate – mesoporous silica drug-loading processes for enhanced drug delivery' Robert J. Ahern, John P. Hanrahan, Joseph M. Tobin, Katie B. Ryan, Abina M. Crean (2013) 'Comparison of fenofibrate – mesoporous silica drug-loading processes for enhanced drug delivery'. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 50 (2-3):400-409 [Details]
	(2013)	'Magnetic core-shell nanoparticles for drug delivery by nebulization' Navin Kumar Verma, Kieran Crosbie-Staunton, Amro Satti, Shane Gallagher, Katie B Ryan, Timothy Doody, Colm McAtamney, Ronan MacLoughlin, Paul Galvin, Conor S Burke, Yuri Volkov and Yurii K Gun’ko (2013) 'Magnetic core-shell nanoparticles for drug delivery by nebulization'. Journal Of Nanobiotechnology, 11 (1) [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'The influence of supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) processing conditions on drug loading and physicochemical properties' Robert J. Ahern, Abina M. Crean, Katie B. Ryan (2012) 'The influence of supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) processing conditions on drug loading and physicochemical properties'. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 439 (1-2):92-99 [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Nanoparticle-based drug delivery: Case studies for cancer and cardiovascular applications' Galvin, Paul and Thompson, Damien and Ryan, Katie B and McCarthy, Anna and Moore, Anne C and Burke, Conor S and Dyson, Maya and MacCraith, Brian D and Gun’ko, Yurii K and Byrne, Michelle T and others (2012) 'Nanoparticle-based drug delivery: Case studies for cancer and cardiovascular applications'. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 69 (3):389-404 [Details]
	(2011)	'A Modified Surface on Titanium Deposited by a Blasting Process' C. O'Sullivan, P. O'Hare, G. Byrne, L. O'Neill, K. B. Ryan and A. M. Crean (2011) 'A Modified Surface on Titanium Deposited by a Blasting Process'. Coatings, 1 (1):53-71   [Details]
	(2010)	'Deposition of substituted apatites with anticolonizing properties onto titanium surfaces using a novel blasting process' O'Sullivan, C. and O'Hare, P. and O'Leary, N. D. and Crean, A. M. and Ryan, K. and Dobson, A. D. W. and O'Neill, L.; (2010) 'Deposition of substituted apatites with anticolonizing properties onto titanium surfaces using a novel blasting process'. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 95B (1):141-149 [DOI] [Details]

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Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	'Chapter 5 Inorganic Biomaterials to Support the Formation and Repair of Bone Tissue' O’ Sullivan, Caroline,Kennedy, Grainne,O’ Neill, Liam,Crean, Abina M.,Ryan, Katie B. (2022) 'Chapter 5 Inorganic Biomaterials to Support the Formation and Repair of Bone Tissue' In: Biomedical Applications of Inorganic Materials. The Royal Society of ChemistryThe Royal Society of Chemistry.   [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	'Biomaterial-mediated drug delivery in primary and metastatic cancers of the bone' Forde P.;Ryan K. (2018) 'Biomaterial-mediated drug delivery in primary and metastatic cancers of the bone' In: Orthopedic Biomaterials: Advances and Applications. [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Bioinspired Nanomaterials for Bone Tissue Engineering' E. Ahern, T. Doody, K. B. Ryan (2013) 'Bioinspired Nanomaterials for Bone Tissue Engineering' In: Bioengineered Nanomaterials. New York: CRC Press. [Details]
	(2012)	'Nanostructures Overcoming the Intestinal Barrier: Drug delivery strategies' Ryan, Katie B.; Maher, Sam; Brayden David J.; O’Driscoll, Caitriona M. (2012) 'Nanostructures Overcoming the Intestinal Barrier: Drug delivery strategies' In: Nanostructured Biomaterials for Overcoming Biological Barriers. London: RSC. [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Nanostructures Overcoming the Intestinal Barrier: Physiological Considerations and Mechanistic Issues' Maher, Sam; Ryan, Katie B.; Ahmad, Tauseef; O’Driscoll, Caitriona M.; Brayden, David J. (2012) 'Nanostructures Overcoming the Intestinal Barrier: Physiological Considerations and Mechanistic Issues' In: Nanostructured Biomaterials for Overcoming Biological Barriers. London: RSC. [DOI] [Details]

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Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	13th APS PharmSci International Conference Downey, J. D. & Crean, A. & Ryan, K. B., (2022) Investigating Buffer Effects on Lysozyme Adsorption to Borosilicate Glass 13th APS PharmSci International Conference Belfast, , pp.S1-S2 [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	Annual TOPRA Symposium, Amsterdam Laura Daly, Katie B. Ryan (2016) Evolution of regulatory guidelines for combination medical devices - current requirements, future directions Annual TOPRA Symposium, Amsterdam Amsterdam, The Neatherlands, , 28-SEP-16 - 30-SEP-16 [Details]
	(2015)	4th TERMIS World Congress, Boston, USA Katie B. Ryan, Sarah Lewin, Ting-Yu Shih, David J. Mooney (2015) Polymer-Bioglass Scaffolds to Augment Bone Regeneration 4th TERMIS World Congress, Boston, USA Boston, , 08-SEP-15 - 11-SEP-15 , pp.S1-S413 [DOI] [Details]
	(2015)	UKICRS annual meeting, Nottingham University, UK Aiveen O’ Connor, Caitriona O’Driscoll, Katie B. Ryan (2015) Comparison of single-layer and multi-layer antibiotic coatings for the prevention of orthopaedic implant-associated infections UKICRS annual meeting, Nottingham University, UK [Details]
	(2015)	UKICRS annual meeting, Nottingham University, UK Marie O’ Halloran, Jennifer Murphy, Eamonn Culligan, Katie B. Ryan (2015) Development of a novel wound healing dressing for malodorous, exudating wounds UKICRS annual meeting, Nottingham University, UK [Details]
	(2014)	American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), San Diego Ryan K. B., Culligan E., O' Driscoll C. (2014) Formulation design and evaluation of PLGA coatings for infection control in orthopaedic applications American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), San Diego [Details]
	(2014)	American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Ryan K. B., Wright E., Culligan E., Povey I., Pemble M., O' Driscoll C. (2014) Modification of drug release from polymer coatings using cross-Linkers for control of medical device related infections American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) [Details]
	(2014)	Advances in Science and Technology Crean, Abina M and Ahern, Robert J and Dontireddy, Rakesh and Faisil, Walid and Hanrahan, John P and Griffin, Brendan T and Ryan, Katie B (2014) Porous Silicas for Enhanced Drug Release Advances in Science and Technology Italy, [Details]
	(2014)	UKICRS annual meeting, UCC Wright E., Culligan E., Pemble M., O' Driscoll C., Ryan K. B (2014) Vancomycin hydrochloride release from implant coatings to prevent orthopaedic related infections UKICRS annual meeting, UCC [Details]
	(2013)	Gordon Research Conference (GRC)Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering: Inductive Signals for Tissue Regeneration and Clinical Challenges Ryan K.B., Lippens E., Mooney D. (2013) Evaluation of substituted bioglasses for osteochondral regeneration Gordon Research Conference (GRC)Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering: Inductive Signals for Tissue Regeneration and Clinical Challenges [Details]
	(2013)	FIP World Congress,Towards a Future Vision for Complex Patients, Dublin Doyle M., Ryan K., McCarthy S., O' Grady M. (2013) Visual Thinking Strategies as a teaching and learning tool to develop pharmacy students' skills in the affective domain FIP World Congress,Towards a Future Vision for Complex Patients, Dublin [Details]
	(2013)	International Society for Aerosols in Medicine 19th International Congress NK Verma, K Crosbie-Staunton, A Satti, S Gallagher, KB Ryan, T Doody, C McAtamney, CS Burke, P Galvin, Y Volkov, YK Gun’ko and R MacLoughlin (2013) Magnetic core-shell nanoparticles for drug delivery by nebulization International Society for Aerosols in Medicine 19th International Congress [Details]
	(2012)	UKICRS annual meeting, Aston University Ahern, R. J., Ryan, K. B., Crean. A. M. (2012) Investigation and comparison of various drug-loading processes onto Mesoporous Silica UKICRS annual meeting, Aston University [Details]
	(2012)	All Ireland Schools of Pharmacy Research Seminar, University College Cork Doody TG, Satti A, MacLaughlin R, Gon’ko YK, Volkov Y, Ryan KB (2012) Evaluation of Nanoparticle Pulmonary Delivery using Aerogen’s Nebuliser Device – An in-vivo Approach All Ireland Schools of Pharmacy Research Seminar, University College Cork [Details]
	(2011)	4th NanoBioEurope Conference A. Moore, T. Doody, R. Macloughlin, K. B. Ryan, 2011, (2011) Evaluation of Nanoparticle Pulmonary Delivery using Aerogen’s Nebuliser Device – An in-vivo Approach 4th NanoBioEurope Conference Cork, Ireland, , 21-JUN-11 - 23-JUN-11 [Details]
	(2011)	Transactions of 38th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Controlled Release Society R. J. Ahern, K. B. Ryan, A. M. Crean. (2011) Enhanced dissolution and stability properties of supercritical fluid processed fenofibrate-silica systems Transactions of 38th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Controlled Release Society Maryland, U.S.A, July 2011, , 30-JUL-11 - 03-AUG-11 [Details]
	(2010)	NAIRTL, Flexible learning, Proceedings of the National Academy's 4th Annual Conference Ryan, K.B. (2010) Application and assessment of a problem based research model to develop critical thinking skills in undergraduate pharmacy students in UCC NAIRTL, Flexible learning, Proceedings of the National Academy's 4th Annual Conference [Details]
	(2010)	All Ireland Schools of Pharmacy Research Seminar McCarthy, C., Ahern, R., Crean, A.M., Ryan, K; (2010) Investigation of Process and Formulation Parameters Impacting on Mesoporous Silica as a Carrier for Poorly soluble Drugs All Ireland Schools of Pharmacy Research Seminar Queen's University Belfast, , 29-MAR-10 - 30-MAR-10 [Details]
	(2009)	Transactions of the 36th Annual meeting of the Controlled Release Society O'Callaghan, J., Ryan, K.B, Hanrahan, J., Crean, A.; (2009) Mesoporous Silica for optimised Drug Transactions of the 36th Annual meeting of the Controlled Release Society Copenhagen, Denmark, July 2009, , 18-JUL-09 - 22-JUL-09 [Details]
	(2009)	Transactions of the 36th Annual meeting of the Controlled Release Society Barry, A., McCarthy, E., O¿ Sullivan, C., Ryan K.; (2009) Formulation and Characterisation of a Novel Wound Formulation for the Delivery of Metronidazole Transactions of the 36th Annual meeting of the Controlled Release Society Copenhagen, Denmark, , 18-JUL-09 - 22-JUL-09 [Details]
	(2004)	26th All Ireland Joint Schools of Pharmacy Research Seminar Ryan, K., Deasy, P.B.; (2004) Rheological Properties of Surface Modified Halloysite 26th All Ireland Joint Schools of Pharmacy Research Seminar Queen¿s University Belfast, , 05-APR-04 - 06-APR-04 [Details]
	(2003)	14th International Symposium on Microencapsulation Ryan, C., Deasy, P.B; (2003) Topical Drug Delivery using Halloysite as a Novel Excipient 14th International Symposium on Microencapsulation Singapore, [Details]

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Newsletter

	Year	Publication
	(2011)	Dissolution enhancement of a poorly water soluble drug. Robert Ahern, Abina Crean & Katie Ryan; (2011) Dissolution enhancement of a poorly water soluble drug. Newsletter [Details]

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Reviews

	Year	Publication
	(2021)	Sphingosine 1-phosphate, a potential target in neovascular retinal disease. Alshaikh R.A.;Ryan K.B.;Waeber C. (2021) Sphingosine 1-phosphate, a potential target in neovascular retinal disease. Reviews [DOI] [Details]

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Professional Activities

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Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2021	Aspiring leaders: Building leaders for the future – level 2	UCC
	2016	Erasmus Staff Mobility Grant	Erasmus - Lifelong Learning Programme
	2016	Aurora - Women in Leadership	UCC
	2014	Erasmus Staff Mobility Grant	Erasmus - Lifelong Learning Programme
	2012	Erasmus Staff Mobility Grant	Erasmus - Lifelong Learning Programme
	2011	Erasmus Staff Mobility Grant	Erasmus - Lifelong Learning Programme
	2009	Engaging Undergraduate Students in Research	Ionad Baire, The Teaching and Learning Centre, UCC
	2003	Travel Award for Conference Attendance	Trinity College Dublin
	2002	Postgraduate Research Studentships	Trinity College Dublin

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Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland	Member (MPSI)	29-NOV-02 /
	Controlled Release Society (CRS)	Member	01-JAN-09 /
	American Association Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)	Member	01-JAN-14 / 31-DEC-14
	Academy of Pharmaceutical Scientists	Member	01-JAN-14 / 31-DEC-14

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Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	13th APS PharmSci International Conference, Ryan, K.B (2022) Bridging the Gap: 3D models in Drug Development. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], 13th APS PharmSci International Conference, Belfast, NI , 07-SEP-22 - 09-SEP-22. [Details]
	(2022)	UKICRS Symposium, M. Neary, L. Mulder, A. Lopez Espinar, P. Kowalski, A. Crean, Katie B. Ryan (2022) Nebulization of siRNA-containing lipid-based delivery vectors produced by microfluidic mixing. [Poster Presentation], UKICRS Symposium, Manchester, UK , 09-JUN-22 - 10-JUN-22. [Details]
	(2022)	The 13th APS International PharmSci, Dozzo, A & Ryan, K.B. (2022) 2D OR NON 2D? WHEN THE THIRD DIMENSION MAKES THE DIFFERENCE. [Oral Presentation], The 13th APS International PharmSci, Belfast, NI , 07-SEP-22 - 09-SEP-22. [Details]
	(2021)	Irish Pharmacology Association,, R. Alshaikh, K.B. Ryan, C.Waeber, (2021) Sphingosine 1-phosphate, a potential target in neovascular retinal disease - Best Oral Prize. [Oral Presentation], Irish Pharmacology Association,, Limerick, Ireland , 05-NOV-21 - 05-NOV-21. [Details]
	(2017)	Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting and Exposition, T. Doody, L. Kehily, J. Sheehan, A. Heise, K. B. Ryan. (2017) Characterisation of a novel Polyglobalide polymer for drug delivery and biomedical applications. [Poster Presentation], Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting and Exposition, Boston, MA, USA , 16-JUL-17 - 21-JUL-17. [Details]
	(2017)	UKICRS annual meeting, Z. Sartawi, C. Waeber, K.B. Ryan. (2017) The effect of fingolimod and siponimod on osteoblastic cell lines. [Oral Presentation], UKICRS annual meeting, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland , 05-JUN-17 - 07-JUN-17. [Details]
	(2016)	BCA Industrial Group Meeting - Diffraction of Disordered and Amorphous Materials, Katie B. Ryan (2016) Mesoporous Silica-Drug Formulations for Enhanced Drug Dissolution and Bioavailability. [Oral Presentation], BCA Industrial Group Meeting - Diffraction of Disordered and Amorphous Materials, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK , 10-NOV-16 - 10-NOV-16. [Details]
	(2017)	3rd Annual Nanopharmaceutics Symposium, Katie B. Ryan (2017) Mesporous silica formulations in drug delivery. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], 3rd Annual Nanopharmaceutics Symposium, Keele University, UK , 30-JUN-17 - 30-JUN-17. [Details]
	(2017)	Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting and Exposition, F. Meneghelli, Z.Sartawi, G. Colombo, K. B. Ryan (2017) Development of a novel wound dressing for dual drug delivery using alginate and poly(lactide-co-glycolide) polymers. [Poster Presentation], Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting and Exposition, Boston, MA, USA , 16-JUL-17 - 19-JUL-17. [Details]
	(2017)	The 8th APS International PharmSci 'Pharmaceutical Science without borders', Katie B. Ryan (2017) Crossing the disciplinary divide for improved healthcare. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], The 8th APS International PharmSci 'Pharmaceutical Science without borders', Hertfordshire, UK , 05-SEP-17 - 07-SEP-17. [Details]
	(2016)	APS The Science of Medicines, Katie Ryan (2016) Progressive experimental models in disease, drug discovery and regeneration. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], APS The Science of Medicines, Glasgow, Scotland , 05-SEP-16 - 07-SEP-16. [Details]
	(2016)	SFI Ireland Japan - Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering, Katie Ryan (2016) Inorganics in drug delivery and tissue engineering. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], SFI Ireland Japan - Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering, Galway , 22-JUN-16 - 23-JUN-16. [Details]
	(2015)	Awarded poster prize at the Inaugural European Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, EuroSoTL2015 Conference, Eileen M. O’Leary, Katie Ryan, Christian Waeber, Suzanne McCarthy (2015) Using Art and Poetry to Develop Communication and Thinking Skills of Undergraduate Pharmacy Students. [Poster Presentation], Awarded poster prize at the Inaugural European Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, EuroSoTL2015 Conference, University College Cork, Ireland . [Details]
	(2014)	UKICRS Annual symposium 2014, Katie Ryan (2014) Drug Delivery - UnCorked. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], UKICRS Annual symposium 2014, Cork , 10-APR-14 - 11-APR-14. [Details]
	(2014)	13th International Ceramics Congress, Abina M. Crean, Robert J. Ahern, Rakesh Dontireddy, Walid Faisil, John P. Hanrahan, Brendan T. Griffin, Katie B. Ryan (2014) Porous Silicas for Enhanced Drug Release. [Oral Presentation], 13th International Ceramics Congress, Montecantini Terme, Italy . [Details]
	(2012)	UKICRS annual meeting, Doody T., Satti A., Macloughlin R., Ryan K.B. (2012) Developing a murine pulmonary model for assessment of nanoparticle delivery in vivo. [Oral Presentation], UKICRS annual meeting, Aston University . [Details]
	(2012)	All Ireland Schools of Pharmacy Research Seminar, UCC, Ahern R.J., Crean A. M., Ryan K. B. (2012) Investigating the impact the method of drug loading has on drug physicochemical properties. [Oral Presentation], All Ireland Schools of Pharmacy Research Seminar, UCC, University College Cork . [Details]
	(2011)	UKICRS annual meeting, Queen's University Belfast, Ahern, R., Ryan, K., Crean, A.M., (2011) Investigation into Mesoporous Silica as a Carrier for Poorly Water Soluble Drugs,. [Oral Presentation], UKICRS annual meeting, Queen's University Belfast, Queen's University Belfast , 29-MAR-10 - 30-MAR-10. [Details]
	(2010)	All Ireland Schools of Pharmacy Research Seminar,, O Sullivan, C., Crean, A.M., Ryan, K., ; (2010) Novel Coatings for Hard Tissue Implants. [Oral Presentation], All Ireland Schools of Pharmacy Research Seminar,, Queen's University Belfast , 29-MAR-10 - 30-MAR-10. [Details]
	(2004)	Socrates Intensive Course on Innovative Therapeutics: from Molecules to Medicines, Ryan, C., Deasy, P.B; (2004) Modification of Halloysite with the Surfactant, Cetrimide.¿. [Oral Presentation], Socrates Intensive Course on Innovative Therapeutics: from Molecules to Medicines, Parma, Italy , 27-JUN-04 - 07-JUL-04. [Details]

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Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	COMH Graduate studies committee	Member	2021 / 2023
	Academic Council	Member	2020 / 2023
	COMH Research committee	Member	2021 / 2023
	School of Pharmacy - Research and Graduate Studies	Chair	2021 / 2024
	UKICRS committee	President	2017 / 2020
	PIER	Committee member	2015 / 2018
	UKICRS committee	Secretary	2011 / 2017
	Staff-student committee - School of Pharmacy	Chair	2012 /
	STEM to STEAM - College of Medicine & Health	School of Pharmacy Representative	2011 /
	UCC Plus Programme - College of Medicine & Health	School of Pharmacy Representative	2009 /

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Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	Harvard University	Associate in Bioengineering	11-FEB-13 / 25-OCT-13
	School of Pharmacy, UCC	Lecturer in Pharmaceutics	01-DEC-06 /
	Locum Pharmacist	Part-time Locum Pharmacist	01-FEB-03 / 01-AUG-07
	School of Pharmacy, TCD	Part-time Lecturer	01-JAN-05 / 01-MAR-05
	Elan Pharma, TCD	Pre-registration Pharmacist	01-OCT-01 / 01-APR-02
	Waterford Regional Hospital	Pre-regisration Pharmacist	01-APR-02 / 01-OCT-02

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	2010	University College Cork	MA	PG Masters in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
	2009	University College Cork, Ireland	Postgraduate Diploma Teaching & Learning in Higher Education	(Teaching & Learning) in Higher Education
	2007	Trinity College Dublin	PhD	Pharmaceutics
	2004	Trinity College Dublin	Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics	Statistics
	2001	Trinity College Dublin	BSc Pharm	Pharmacy

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Languages

	Language	Reading	Writing	Speaking
	German	Functional	Functional	Functional

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Outreach Activities

	Description
	Judge in the ESB Science Blast competition to promote STEM in primary schools (2023)
	Judge in the ESB Science Blast competition to promote STEM in primary schools, 2022
	I organise school workshops during Science week (2016, 2017) to engage primary school students in science. The workshops are organised by final years students taking my PF4015 module and covered aspects of drugs and microbial resistance, safe use of medicines and the role of the pharmacist.
	Visual Think Strategies (VTS) programme delivery to 5th class in Glasheen Boys School, Cork (Spring 2016) as part of the College of Medicine and Health initiative.
	"Biologic Treatments: What the pharmacist needs to consider for their patients". Biologics Road show sponsored by Abbvie - November 2015

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Journal Activities

	Journal	Role	To / From
	Journal Of Pharmaceutical Sciences	Member of Advisory Board	30-JUL-13 - 30-JUN-19
	International Journal Of Pharmaceutics	Referee	16-MAY-17 -
	Journal Of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A	Referee	03-FEB-17 -
	Pharmaceutical Research	Referee	-
	Journal Of Drug Targeting	Referee	-
	Journal Of Pharmacy And Pharmacology	Referee	-

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Other Activities

	Description
	I am an active reviewer of funding applications and grants for large funding organisations including several EU programmes  Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowships programme (H2020-MSCA-IF) and Innovative Training Networks, Transforming European Industry, Horizon Resilience and Horizon Twin Transition.
	I also review abstracts submitted for the Controlled Release Society annual meeting.
	I have undertaken a sabbatical leave visit to Prof. David Mooney's lab, SEAS, Harvard during 2013. I have also undertaken a number of research visits including visiting scholar in Prof. Diane Burgess' lab, Storrs Connecticut during the Summer of 2010 and in Prof. David Mooney's lab in Harvard in the Summer of 2011 and 2014.

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Teaching Activities

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Teaching Interests

I am interested in teaching and learning methods that help foster and develop students' higher order and critical thinking skills. I currently teach both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the areas of formulation science, novel drug delivery systems. I also work together with School of Pharmacy colleagues to delivery cross-disciplinary, integrate modules to our undergraduate pharmacy students.

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Recent Postgraduates

	Graduation Year	Student Name	Institution	Degree Type	Thesis Title
	2021	Ziad Sartawi	University College Cork	Doctor of Philosophy	Spatiotemporal control of siponimod delivery for the regeneration of critical bone defects
	2014	Robert Ahern	University College Cork	Doctor of Philosophy	Application of mesoporous silica for the oral delivery of poorly water-soluble drugs
	2013	Caroline O' Sullivan	University College Cork	DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY	Novel Coatings for Hard Tissue Implants

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Current Postgraduate Students

	Student	Degree Type
	Neary Michael Thomas	Doctoral Degree
	Mulder Lianne Mariska	Doctoral Degree
	Dozzo Annachiara	Doctoral Degree
	Alshaikh Rasha	Doctoral Degree
	Downey John Donal	Doctoral Degree

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Research Information

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Internal Collaborators

	Name	Institute	Country
	Dr. Abina Crean	UCC	IRELAND
	Prof. Martyn Pemble	Tyndall	IRELAND
	Prof. Caitriona O' Driscoll	UCC	IRELAND

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External Collaborators

	Name	Organisation / Institute	Country
	Prof. David Mooney	SEAS Harvard University	U.S.A.