Renae Monique Ryan AM is the academic director of the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Program at the University of Sydney, and a researcher in neuroscience, pharmacology, and membrane transport proteins. She argues for systemic change to increase academic diversity.
Renae Ryan | |
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 Ryan in May 2024 | |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Awards | Member of the Order of Australia (AM), 2023 Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers, 2023 |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Sydney |
| Thesis | Molecular determinants for transport and ion channel functions of a human glutamate transporter (2004) |
Early life and education
editRyan was born and grew up in Sydney's eastern suburbs where she attended Brigidine College Randwick. She obtained her PhD from the University of Sydney in 2004.[citation needed]
Career
editShe worked as a postdoctoral fellow in Columbia University and also the National Institutes of Health in the USA. Ryan returned to the University of Sydney, where she was appointed in 2010 as an associate professor within the Sydney Medical School.[citation needed]
Ryan uses structural biology and biophysical techniques to investigate molecular pumps that transport amino acids and neurotransmitters into cells. Her work involves designing novel compounds that target these pumps, and this may be used to treat diseases including chronic pain, cancer and neurological diseases.[1]
Scientific impact
editIn addition to her work in neurochemistry and pharmacology, she has worked in gender equity, diversity, and inclusion. The scientific impact of her research, as measured using citations and H number, included over 1,700 citations and an H number of 19 in July 2019, increasing to more than 2,900 and H-index of 29 by August 2023.[2] Ryan has had two articles published in Nature and Nature Structural and Molecular Biology in 2007.[3]
Work in equity
editAs a student, she did not think about gender very much, given that in biomedical science, there "seemed to be lots of women around".[4] As she rose through the academic ranks, she noticed that "despite high numbers of women at undergraduate and PhD levels, there were very few women in senior academic positions". Ryan's work on gender equity has been published by Women's Agenda.[4]
Ryan works as a mentor.[5] She believes that to increase diversity in academia, we should not change the person, but "we need disruptive systemic change".[4]
Recognition and awards
edit- University of Technology Sydney's Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers (2023)[6]
- Member of the Order of Australia for her "significant service to biomedical science as a researcher, and to diversity and inclusion" (2023)[7]
- Nancy Mills Medal for Women in Science, Australian Academy of Science (2023)[8]
- Women's Agenda Leadership Awards finalist (2018)[9]
- JA Young Medal, Sydney Medical School (2017)[10]
- Outstanding Mentoring and Leadership, Sydney Medical School Excellence Award (2017)[citation needed]
- NSW Tall Poppy Award, Australian Institute of Policy and Science (2012)[11]
- AK McIntyre Prize, Australian Physiological Society (2010)[12]
- Young Investigator Award, Lorne Protein Conference (2008)
- Dennis Wade Johnson & Johnson New Investigator Award, Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology (2007)[13]
- Barbara Ell Lecturer, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (2007)[citation needed]
- Rebecca Cooper Medal, Bosch Institute (2007)[3]
- Best Postdoctoral Publication Prize, Australian Physiological Society (2007).[14]
References
edit- ^ "Bosch Triennial Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Renae M Ryan Citations". Google Scholar. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Bosch Test Med USYD report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "'We need systemic change': Professor Renae Ryan on diversity in STEMM". Women's Agenda. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "do you need a mentor?". Frankie. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Plant, Elizabeth (23 August 2023). "2023 Australian Museum Eureka Prize winners". The Australian Museum. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Professor Renae Monique RYAN". Australian Honours Search Facility. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Decoding dragons and devils, what triggers volcanoes, and more: Australia's stars of science". Australian Academy of Science. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ Scher, Stephen; Kozlowska, Kasia (2018), "A Brief Introduction", Rethinking Health Care Ethics, Springer Singapore, pp. 1–11, doi:10.1007/978-981-13-0830-7_1, ISBN 9789811308291
- ^ "WILS Database". wils-database.embo.org. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Ass Prof Renae Ryan". AIPS. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "AuPS McIntyre Prize". aups.org.au. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "ASCEPT 2013 Annual Science Meeting" (PDF).
- ^ "Professor Renae Ryan". University of Sydney. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
External links
edit- Renae Ryan publications indexed by Google Scholar