Assistant Professor Theo Ryan
Asst. Prof. Theo Ryan, B.A. (Mod.), B.Sc. (Pharmacy), M.Pharm., Ph.D., MICI, MPSI
Assistant Professor
Email: theo.ryan@tcd.ie
Phone: +353-1-896-2557
Location: Panoz Institute, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
Asst. Prof. (Teacher Practitioner)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Theo is a registered practising pharmacist who divides his time between the School and community pharmacy practice. Theo gained his B.A. in Natural Science (Chemistry) and Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry) in the School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin. Following postdoctoral research in the University of Bern, Theo worked in industrial positions with Schering-Plough and Henkel (Loctite). Having completed his B.Sc. (Pharmacy) and M.Pharm with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, he worked as a community pharmacist and with LEO Pharma. Theo took up the position of Asst. Prof. (Practice Educator) in Trinity in 2015 and then Asst. Prof. (Teacher Practitioner) in 2017 and continues to practise as a community pharmacist.
Theo’s previous research has been in organic synthetic chemistry and carbohydrate-recognition supramolecular chemistry. His current research is in the area of Pharmacy Practice (community pharmacy, medication safety and pedagogical development).
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
National Forum for the enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: electronic preparation for professional practice (ePrePP).
PUBLICATIONS
Ryan TJ, Ryder SA, D’Arcy DM, Quigley JM, Ng NN, Ong WQ, Tey ZH, O’Dwyer M, Walsh JJ. Development of Professional Attributes through Integration of Science and Practice at First-Year Pharmacy Level. Pharmacy,2021, 9(1), 4. doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy9010004
Ryan TJ, Ní Sheachnasaigh E, Ryder SA. Design and implementation of online
patient-facing experiences for an integrated pharmacy programme. Pharmacy Education,
2020, 20(2), 160-4. doi.org/10.46542/pe.2020.202.160164
Ryan TJ, Grimes T, Henman MC, Sheachnasaigh EN, O’Dwyer M, Roche C, Ryder SA, Sasse A, Walsh JJ, D’Arcy DM. Design and Implementation of an Integrated Competency-Focused Pharmacy Programme: A Case Report. Pharmacy, 2019, 7(3), 121. doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy7030121
Velasco T, Lecollinet G, Ryan TJ, Davis AP. Tuning selectivity in macrotricyclic carbohydrate receptors; CH → N mutations in aromatic spacers. Org Bio Chem, 2004, 2, 645. doi: 10.1039/B315447E
Ryan TJ, Lecollinet G, Velasco T, Davis AP. Phase transfer of monosaccharides through noncovalent interactions: selective extraction of glucose by a lipophilic cage receptor. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 2002, 16, 99(8), 4863-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.062013499
Ng Y-F, Meillon JC, Ryan T, Dominey AP, Sanders JKM, Davis AP. Gel‐Phase MAS NMR Spectroscopy of a Polymer‐Supported Pseudorotaxane and Rotaxane: Receptor Binding to an “Inert” Polyethylene Glycol Spacer. Angew Chem, 2001, 40, 1757-1760. doi.org/10.1002/1521-3773(20010504)40:9<1757::AID-ANIE17570>3.0.CO;2-M