Dr. Yasir Mohamud is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Centre for Heart Lung Innovation at St. Paul’s Hospital. His primary research focuses on virology, cell and molecular biology, and translational anti-viral therapeutics. He began his academic journey at the University of Ottawa, obtaining his B.Sc. in Biochemistry in 2012. He then advanced his studies with an M.Sc. degree at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (CHEORI), examining the molecular aspects of beta cell dysfunction in diabetes pathogenesis. Dr. Mohamud pursued his Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, investigating the mechanisms of viral-induced diseases, including myocarditis and neurodegeneration.