David Yap
Position: Undergraduate Thesis Student
About: David is a fourth-year in the Honours Life Science - Origins of Disease Specialization Program and joined the Brown Lab in 2026 for his senior thesis. His work focuses on exploring the fitness cost of beta-lactamases in minimal media and human serum, to inform novel therapeutic strategies. Outside of the lab, David is a dedicated dragon boat athlete, aspiring home cook, and an avid Pokemon Nuzlocke enjoyer.