Dr Lisa Ryan is Head of School of Science and Computing at Atlantic Technological University (ATU, Galway City), Ireland.  Since arriving at ATU in 2015 from Monash University, Australia, Dr Ryan has established the Department of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition and new areas of study in Sport & Exercise Science, Sports Coaching, Strength and Conditioning, Biomechanics, Sport & Exercise Nutrition, and Public Health Nutrition and received Enterprise Ireland funding in 2017 to establish the Medicinal Nutrition and Sport thematic research group extending the capabilities of the MET Gateway at ATU.  Dr Ryan previously helped to establish the 1^st Functional Food Centre in the UK while working at Oxford Brookes University and has a particular interest in the role of bioactives in health and sport performance. In 2018 she co-founded the Irish Concussion Research Centre (ICRC) and is a leading researcher on concussion management in Sport.  She has a particular interest in sex-based differences in concussion presentation and management and the potential role of nutrition in concussion recovery. She is currently leading five European Projects focused primarily on Sport, Exercise and Nutrition fields.