The 2025 application is now closed. Accepted applicants, please pay below to complete your registration. If you have not been selected for our 2025 cohort, you can join our mailing list to receive updates on our 2026 yeast display and other courses.
About
Led by a team of antibody discovery experts at the Institute for Protein Innovation (IPI), this course combines lectures and laboratory sections to train participants in the core principles of yeast display technology.
- Date: June 9 – 13, 2025
- Location: The Maureen Murphy Wilkens Science Center at Emmanuel College and the IPI FACS facility in Boston, MA
- Tuition: $999 academic participants | $1599 industry participants
- Application due date: April 7, 2025
- Director: André Teixeira, Ph.D., Senior Director of IPI Antibody Platform
Highlights:
- Laboratory sessions on library preparation, magnetic-activated cell sorting (MACS), fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) and next-generation sequencing (NGS) sample preparation
- Lectures on principles, applications and methods of yeast display
- Seminars from invited speakers with established careers in display technologies
- Mini-conference-style presentations to engage scientific discussion and collaboration around participants’ personal research projects
- Networking sessions to facilitate connections among members of the protein science community
Instructors
Guest speakers

Dane Wittrup, Ph.D.

Andrew Kruse, Ph.D.

Jamie Spangler, Ph.D.
Schedule

How to apply
The 2025 application is now closed. Please join our mailing list to receive updates on our next yeast display and other courses in 2026.
Complete the online application form. Don't forget to upload your CV/ resume and a letter of support!
All applications received by the deadline will be reviewed by the IPI team. Notification of acceptance will be sent to applicants by May 9, 2025
Course participants will receive payment instructions upon notification of acceptance.
Participants will gather at the Maureen Murphy Wilkins Science Center at Emmanuel College on Monday, June 9, 2025 at 8 a.m.

FAQ
Participants are expected to attend in person and actively participate in all five days of the course. In addition, participants will be required to give a 5-10 minute presentation on their research on how yeast display applications may align with their current and future projects.
The course will be held in-person on June 9-13, 2025 at the Maureen Murphy Wilkens Science Center, Emmanuel College (400 Fenway, Boston, MA 02115). Teaching will also take place in neighboring lab space at IPI (4 Blackfan Circle, Room 921, Boston, MA 02115). The finalized daily schedule will be provided to participants in advance of the course.
Course tuition is $999 for participants from academia/nonprofit and $1599 for participants from industry. Fees will be due upon notification of acceptance. IPI encourages all interested parties to apply; if costs are a concern, please contact info@proteininnovation.org to discuss any financial hardship and your needs.
Because this is an advanced technical course, we expect all participants to have some familiarity with standard molecular biology techniques and a basic understanding of methods of immunodetection. No prior experience with yeast display is required.
We expect this course to be most beneficial to postdoctoral fellows, advanced graduate students, faculty/principal investigators, and industry scientists interested in learning how to integrate yeast display methods into their research programs or those who desire to build their skills in protein science.
Coffee/continental breakfast and lunch will be provided all five days. Light appetizers and a happy hour will be provided Thursday and Friday. Once the roster of participants is finalized, we will be in touch with all attendees to understand and accommodate any specific dietary restrictions.
Housing is not covered by tuition and will be the responsibility of any course participants in need of housing. However, IPI has negotiated discounted group rates with several hotels and dormitory housing providers at a variety of price points. Booking details will be provided to participants upon acceptance into the course. Please contact info@proteininnovation.org for more information.
Parking is extremely limited in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area. Course participants are strongly encouraged to make use of public transportation for travel to and from the course location. Emmanuel College and IPI are within walking distance from the MBTA Green Line, several bus stops and the Commuter Rail.
The course will start at 8 a.m. ET and end no later than 6 p.m. ET each day. Participants are required to attend all five days of the course.
Students should come prepared to present a brief overview of their current work and how to potentially integrate yeast display methods to enhance their research. Presentations will be no longer than 5-7 minutes and will be followed by a short discussion section. Upon acceptance into the course, more detailed guidance will be provided.
Organizers & sponsors
Organizers:
- Course content team: André Teixeira, Deepash Kothiwal, Rebecca Hershman and Swethika Balasankar
- Technical support and advisors: Shaotong Zhu and Nick Hollmer
- Communications and Education team: Trisha Gura, Emily McMains, Caitlin Faulds and Sabrina Liu
Sponsors:

Questions?
Email info@proteininnovation.org.