Ryan Wheeler, MA

Sr. Director of Professional Development and Academic Services;
Interim Director, Graduate Studies


Ryan Wheeler oversees training initiatives, international student and scholar services, library services, and career advising for hundreds of postdoctoral researchers and graduate students at Scripps Research. Prior to his role as founding administrator of the Career and Postdoctoral Services Office at Scripps Research, he worked in the Office of Admissions at the University of Washington and in the Career Services Center at the University of California, San Diego. He has spent his 20-year career building, presenting, and sustaining a broad array of training programs to support the career and professional development of biomedical research trainees, and has presented such workshops at institutions and professional meetings around the U.S. He received his bachelor’s from the University of Washington and a master’s degree in postsecondary education administration from San Diego State University.


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