Biography
Theo is a registered practising pharmacist who divides his time between the School and community pharmacy. 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 an MPharm with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, he worked as a community pharmacist and also with LEO Pharma. Theo took up the part-time 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 student preparation for pharmacy practice).
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Theo Ryan, Laura Stricker, Mya Maliyevsky, Dorine Bonte, Fabio Boylan, Giacomo Matteo Bruno, Eric Morel, Séverine Péchiné, Giovanni Ricevuti, Juliette O'Connell, A case report on the design and implementation of a multinational blended intensive programme in clinical pharmacy practice, Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 18, (5), 2026, p102608-
Sheehy A, Cannon F, Hegarty G, Maughan L, O'Donovan C, Mbakaya B, Ryan C, Gallagher J, Ledwidge M, Smith V, Ryan TJ., Development of pharmacy education programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review., The International journal of pharmacy practice, 2026, priaf133
Hafsa Kanwal, Umme Kalsoom, Amjad Khan, Theo Ryan, James W. Quinn, Cristín Ryan, Estimation of carbon emissions from inhaled respiratory medicines in Ireland: a cross-sectional study from a national pharmacy claims database from 2020 to 2022, International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 48, (1), 2025, p228 - 235, p228-235
Bennett, Jessica, Clabby, Aoife, Barlow, James W., Ryan, Theo, Pate, Muriel, Peppard, Joan, Gaffney, Damon, Dillon, Niamh, Moriarty, Frank, Flood, Michelle, A qualitative exploration of pharmacists' roles in centralised vaccination centres during the COVID-19 pandemic, Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2025, p100668
Hugh J. Byrne, H Hew, T. Mullally, F O"Malley, T Orimolusi, K Á Tiarnaigh, Michael C. Reade, Theo Ryan, Vaccination services in community pharmacy practice: a scoping review, International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 32, (Supplement_1), 2024, pi35 - i36, pi35-i36
Theo Ryan, Tess McGrinder, Valerie Smith., Care bundles for women during pregnancy, labour/birth, and postpartum: a scoping review, HRB Open Research, 7, (40), 2024, p1 - 17
Ryan T, Smith V, Care bundles for women during pregnancy, labor/birth, and postpartum: a scoping review protocol, JBI Evidence Synthesis, 20, (9), 2022, p2319 - 2328
Flood M, Strawbridge J, Sheachnasaigh EN, Ryan T, Sahm LJ, Fleming A, Barlow JW., Supporting pharmacy students' preparation for an entry-to-practice OSCE using video cases., Currents in pharmacy teaching & learning, 14, (12), 2022, p1525-1534
D Hadzic, T Ryan, D Murphy, 165 PHARMACIST-LED MEDICINES RECONCILIATION: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY TO EVALUATE INFORMATION SOURCES AS A QUALITY INDICATOR OF THE SERVICE, 51, (Supplement{\_), 2022, pp1 - 1
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
Ryan, Theo J, Ní Sheachnasaigh, Eimear, Ryder, Sheila A., Design and implementation of online patient-facing experiences for an integrated pharmacy programme, Pharmacy Education, 2021, p160-164
Ryan, T.J.; Grimes, T.; Henman, M.C.; Sheachnasaigh, E.N.; O'Dwyer, M.; Roche, C.; Ryder, S.A.; Sasse, A.; Walsh, J.J. & D'Arcy, D.M, Design and Implementation of an Integrated Competency-Focused Pharmacy Programme: A Case Report., Pharmacy, 7, (3), 2019
Theo Ryan, Towards a Bifunctional PtIV Anti-Cancer Agent: Synthesis of the CarboxySAHA Ligand, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 2011
Velasco, T., Lecollinet, G., Ryan, T., Davis, A.P., Tuning selectivity in macrotricyclic carbohydrate receptors; CH " N mutations in aromatic spacers, Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2, (5), 2004, p645-647
Ryan, T.J., Lecollinet, G., Velasco, T., Davis, A.P., Phase transfer of monosaccharides through noncovalent interactions: Selective extraction of glucose by a lipophilic cage receptor, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 99, (8), 2002, p4863-4866
Theo Ryan, Towards carbohydrate recognition in aqueous media, 2002
Ng, Y.-F., Meillon, J.-C., Ryan, T., Dominey, A.P., Davis, A.P., Sanders, J.K.M., Gel-phase MAS NMR spectroscopy of a polymer-supported pseudorotaxane and rotaxane: Receptor binding to an "Inert" polyethylene glycol spacer, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 40, (9), 2001, p1757-1760
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
O'Dwyer M, Ryan T, Ryder S, D'Arcy DM, Walsh J. , Innovative Development and Evaluation of Professional Attributes through Integration of Science and Practice at First Year Pharmacy Level , Irish Network of Healthcare Educators Conference, TBSI, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland , February 2020, 2020
Research Expertise
Description
Practice of Pharmacy relating to community practice. Medication safety. Pedagogical development.Recognition
Memberships
Member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (M.P.S.I.)
Member of the Institute of Chemistry in Ireland (M.I.C.I.)