Dr. Ryan is Professor Emerita at Pennington Biomedical in Baton Rouge, LA, USA where she had a 30-year career in clinical research in obesity. She was an investigator on POUNDS Lost, Look AHEAD, DPP, DASH and many other studies investigating the health benefits of weight loss by various intervention strategies. She was PI of a series of studies for the US Department of Defence which targeted military nutrition. Her personal research targeted improving primary care management of obesity. Currently Dr. Ryan serves as Past President of the World Obesity Federation, Co-Chair of the SELECT Steering Committee and member of the Data Safety Monitoring Board for setmelanotide. She has more than 300 publications and remains an active consultant and advisor to companies developing drugs, devices, lifestyle programs and medical approaches to obesity management.
