Mairéad Ryan, BS, V27

Mairéad has been involved with The RYR-1 Foundation since 2016 and volunteered at the Family Conferences. She serves on the Board of Advisors for the RYR-1 Foundation and is one of the Patient Co-Directors for the 2025 Patient-Led Research Workshop. Mairéad graduated from the University of California, Davis in 2022 with a degree in Animal Science and a specialization in captive exotic animals. She is currently in her third year of veterinary school at Tufts University where she is also part of the International Veterinary Medicine Program. She hopes to work in the intersection of Conservation Medicine and Theriogenology. She has worked as a veterinary assistant in various countries including Kenya, Costa Rica, and the United States.

In 2017, Mairéad interned for the Beggs’ Laboratory at Boston Children’s Hospital where she assisted with and learned about research involving animal models with RYR-1-related diseases. She was the Tufts Elephant Conservation Alliance Fellow for the 2024-2025 Academic Year.

In her free time, Mairéad enjoys riding her horse, Trigger, and playing with her cat, Kingston.