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Lisa Ryno

  • Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Chair of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Education

  • BS, Trinity University, 2008
  • PhD, The Scripps Research Institute, 2012

Biography

Professor Ryno鈥檚 teaching interests are biochemistry, bioorganic chemistry, and general chemistry.

Research in the Ryno lab utilizes techniques in molecular biology, microbiology, and biochemistry and focuses on exploring new methods to mitigate antibiotic resistance. A considerable amount of effort is being placed in the development and discovery of antibiotics that not only inhibit general bacterial viability but also target particular mechanisms of virulence such as toxin function, delivery and adhesion of bacteria. Despite the numerous advances in antibiotic development, the rapid evolution of bacterial resistance to different mechanisms of antibiotic treatment calls for a constant influx of bactericidal agents that work through novel mechanisms.

The Ryno lab studies the problem of antibiotic resistance from two separate angles. We will explore small molecule inhibitors of specific chaperones involved in the protein homeostasis of the periplasm, and we will also investigate specific pathways in Gram-negative bacteria that are involved in stress-responsive signaling and their impact on the formation of biofilm.

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Spring 2026

Bioorganic Chemistry 鈥 CHEM 254

Advanced Biochemistry Seminar 鈥 CHEM 474

Fall 2026

Biochemistry 鈥 CHEM 374

Research interests include antibiotic resistance, stress-responsive signaling, and chaperone-client protein-protein interactions.

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Lisa Ryno Coauthors Manuscript With Students

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Lisa Ryno coauthored a recently published manuscript, "" in the journal Microorganisms with Katie Austin 鈥24, Jenna Frizzell 鈥23, Audrey Neighmond 鈥24, and Isabella Moppel 鈥25

Lisa Ryno Coauthored Article Published in "Microorganisms"

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Lisa Ryno has recently published an article with student coauthors. 鈥 鈥 was published in Microorganisms with Charlotte Hantus 鈥25, Isabella Moppel 鈥25, Jenna Frizzell 鈥23, Anna Francis 鈥23, and Kyogo Nagashima 鈥24.

Lisa Ryno Coauthored Article Published in "Antibiotics"

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Lisa Ryno has recently published an article with student coauthors. 鈥溾 was published in Antibiotics with Jenna Frizzell 鈥23 and Ryan Taylor 鈥23.

Lisa Ryno Awarded Grant from the National Science Foundation

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Lisa Ryno was recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation, "." This $534,002 grant will support student-faculty research on how monosaccharides influence both biofilm growth and composition. Because biofilms play a role in antibiotic resistance, better understanding of the biochemical pathways through which they form could have eventual applications in development of antibiotics or antibiofilm coatings.

Lisa Ryno Publishes Article

Luke Buck '21, Maddison Paladino '21, Kyogo Nagashima '24, Emma Brezel '17, Josh Holtzman '21, and Sarel J. Urso '16 coauthored a publication with Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Lisa Ryno in titled "Temperature-dependent influence of FliA overexpression on PHL628 E. coli biofilm growth and composition."

Lisa Ryno gives keynote presentation on undergraduate research at alma mater Trinity University

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Lisa Ryno gave the keynote presentation, "The Impact of Undergraduate Research: A Personal Vignette" for . An alumna of TU (Class of 2008), Ryno was honored to reflect on some of the most meaningful aspects of undergraduate research as a student and how she now applies them as a mentor to undergraduate researchers in her lab.

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