Bryce Ryan Ph.D.

Professional Background

Academic Experience

Gaston Day School, science instructor, 1996–1999

Research Experience

• Postdoctoral research fellow, Neurodevelopmental Disorders Research Center, University of North Carolina, 2006–2008
• Postdoctoral research fellow, joint appointment in the Reproductive Toxicology Division, EB, NHEERL, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Curriculum in Toxicology, University of North Carolina, 2005–2006
• Predoctoral research assistant, North Carolina State University, 1999–2005

Publications

• In the womb, a brother’s hormones can shape a sister’s future. (2024, April 9). NPR. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/09/1240906149/siblings-womb-brothers-sisters-sex-hormones (Faculty interviewed as expert.)
• Amodeo, D.A., Oliver, B., Pahua, A., Hitchcock, K., Bykowski, A., Tice, D., Musleh, A., and Ryan, B.C. (2021). Serotonin 6 receptor blockade reduces repetitive behavior in the BTBR mouse model of autism spectrum disorder. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 200, 173076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbb.2020.173076
• Steinbach, J.M., Garza, E.T., and Ryan, B.C. (2016). Novel object exploration as a potential assay for higher order repetitive behaviors in mice. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 114, e54324.
• Blick, M.G., Puchalski, B.H., Bolanos, V.J., Wolfe, K.M., Green, M.C.*, and Ryan, B.C. (2015). Novel object exploration in the C58/J mouse model of autistic-like behavior. Behavioural Brain Research, 282, 54–60.
• Ryan, B.C., Hotchkiss, A.K., Crofton, K.M., and Gray, L.E. (2010). In utero and lactational exposure to bisphenol A, in contrast to ethinyl estradiol, does not alter sexually dimorphic behavior, puberty, fertility, and anatomy of female LE rats. Toxicological Sciences, 114, 133–148.
• Ryan, B.C., Young, N.B., Crawley, J.N., Bodfish, J.W., and Moy, S.S. (2010). Social deficits, stereotypies, and early emergence of repetitive behavior in the C58/J inbred mouse strain. Behavioural Brain Research, 208, 178–188.
• Ryan, B.C., and Vandenbergh, J.G. (2008). Olfactory cues are sufficient to elicit social approach behaviors but not social transmission of food preference in C57BL/6J mice. Behavioural Brain Research, 193, 235–242.
• Howdeshell, K.L., Furr, J., Lambright, C.R., Wilson, V.S., Ryan, B.C., and Gray, L.E. (2007). Gestational and lactational exposure to ethinyl estradiol, but not bisphenol A, decreases androgen-dependent reproductive organ weights and epididymal sperm abundance in the male Long Evans hooded rat. Toxicological Sciences, 102, 371–382.
• Owens, C.V., Lambright, C., Bobseine, K., Ryan, B., Gray, L.E., Gullett, B.K., and Wilson, V.S. (2007). Identification of estrogenic compounds emitted from the combustion of computer printed circuit boards in electronic waste. Environmental Science and Technology, 41, 8506–8511.
• Blystone, C.R., Furr, J., Lambright, C.S., Howdeshell, K.L., Ryan, B.C., Wilson, V.S., LeBlanc, G.A., and Gray, L.E. (2007). Prochloraz inhibits testosterone production at dosages below those that affect androgen-dependent organ weights or the onset of puberty in the male Sprague Dawley rat. Toxicological Sciences, 97, 65–74.
• Ryan, B.C., and Vandenbergh, J.G. (2006). Developmental exposure to environmental estrogens alters adult behavior in the mouse. Hormones and Behavior, 50, 85–93.
• Ryan, B.C., and Vandenbergh, J.G. (2002). Intrauterine position effects. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 26, 665–678.

*University of Redlands undergraduate co-author