Prof. Brian C. Monk is an Associate Professor in the Department of Oral Sciences at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Dr. Monk uses the molecular genetic manipulation of yeast and bacterial systems to express drug targets for the effective screening of compound libraries. He is the author of several articles published in reputed journals. His research interests include defining and overcoming mechanisms of echinocandin, anthelmintic, and antimalarial resistance, expressing human drug targets for drug screening, and equipping yeast biofactories with efflux pumps to improve productivity by protecting against toxic substrates, products, and metabolites.