Allen F. Ryan PhD

Allen F Ryan received his B.S. degree in Biological Sciences from Stanford University, followed by a joint Ph.D. in Neuroscience and Psychology from the University of Washington. He performed a post-doctoral fellowship in Auditory Research at Northwestern University before accepting a faculty position in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of California, San Diego. Shortly after arriving at UCSD Dr. Ryan was approached by a clinical faculty member to establish a program in middle ear immunology. This request and the resulting collaboration led to a lifelong interest in the host responses of the middle ear during otitis media, with an emphasis on cognate and innate immunity as well as mucosal hyperplasia. In 2009 Dr. Ryan was a co-founder of Otonomy, Inc., a biotechnology firm that specializes in the delivery of pharmacotherapy to the middle and inner ears.