MSL Seminar Series: Zymeworks Fellowship Talks

This seminar is co-presented by the MSL and Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Host: Dr. Martin Hirst

This seminar will be presented in a hybrid format. All speakers will be delivering talks in person at the MSL Lecture Theatre (room 102). Audience members are welcome to attend either in person or via the zoom link. Those connecting via zoom will be able to ask questions during the Q&A portion using the chat function.

Zoom registration link: https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/rhulFw4CSYSbvzmTuAUgZQ 

At this seminar, we will also present the new 2025/26 Zymeworks – Michael Smith Laboratories – Department of Microbiology and Immunology Fellowships in Advanced Protein Therapeutics recipients with their awards.

Speakers (2024 fellowship recipients):

Dane Sands: PhD Student, Mayor Lab – Michael Smith Laboratories and Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, UBC
Talk title: Supercharging Secretion: Transforming K. phaffii into an Antimicrobial Peptide Factory

Xianya Qu: PhD Candidate, Kronstad Lab – Department of Microbiology & Immunology and Michael Smith Laboratories, UBC
Talk title: Endoplasmic Reticulum Function Contributes to Caspofungin Tolerance in Cryptococcus neoformans