Ryan D. Wynne
PhD
Associate Teaching Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
First-Generation Student Advocate
Research Topics
Hormones; Neuroplasticity
First-generation students: Let's connect!
As a faculty member who understands the first-generation experience in the sciences, I'm here to offer guidance, answer questions and share advice. Undergraduate and graduate students are always welcome to reach out.
Research Interests
Hormones, Neuroplasticity
Office Hours
11:00 a.m. to 12 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
Education
- BA, Chemistry and Biochemistry, East Stroudsburg University
- PhD, Biochemistry, Lehigh University
- Postdoctoral Research, University of Rochester
Courses Taught
- BIO 129 Perspectives in Human Biology
- BIO 130 Human Heredity
- BIO 344 Neuroethology
- BIO 417 Neurobiology
- BIO 448 Endocrinology
Publications
- Snekser, J. L., Diestler, E., and Wynne, R. (2019). Sex differences in zebrafish shoaling behavior: Are stress and cortisol the underlying proximate mechanism? Integrative and Comparative Biology. 59. E412.
- Snekser, J., Wynne, R., & Itzkowitz, M. (2017). Endangered species interactions suggest a role for personality and behavioral syndromes in conservation efforts. Ethology Ecology & Evolution. 29: 85-93.
- Pinaud, R., Terleph, T., Wynne, R., Tremere, L. (2008). Neural Correlates of Auditory Processing, Learning and Memory Formation in Songbirds. Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement. 173: 270–282.
- Pinaud, R., Mello, C., Velho, T., Wynne, R., Tremere, L. (2008). Detection of two mRNA species at single-cell resolution by double-fluorescence in situ hybridization. Nat Protoc. 3: 1370–1379.
- Wynne, R.D., Maas, S. and Saldanha, C.J. (2008). Molecular characterization of the injury-induced aromatase transcript in the adult zebra finch brain. Journal of Neurochemistry. 105: 1613-1624.
- Wynne, R.D., Walters, B.J., Bailey, D.J., and Saldanha, C.J. (2008). Inhibition of injury-induced glial aromatase reveals a wave of secondary degeneration in the songbird brain. Glia. 56: 97-105.
- Pinaud, R., Saldanha, C.J., Wynne, R.D., Lovell, P.V. and Mello, C.V. (2007). The excitatory thalamo-“cortical” projection within the song control system of zebra finches is formed by calbindin-expressing neurons. J. Comp. Neurol. 504: 601-618.
- Saldanha, C.J., Rohmann, K.N., Coomaralingam, L. and Wynne, R.D. (2005). Estrogen provision by reactive glia decreases apoptosis in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). J. Neurobiol. 64: 192-201.
- Wynne, R.D. and Saldanha, C.J. (2004). Glial Aromatization Decreases Neural Injury in the Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata): Influence on Apoptosis. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 16: 676-683.