Dr. Kif Liakath Ali

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Biography

Kif Liakath-Ali is a Lecturer in Advanced Cell Biology at the University of Southampton, where he leads the Splice Lab. His research primarily focuses on understanding the biological role of RNA splicing and its implications in various cellular processes and diseases, particularly those associated with splicing misregulation. Kif's work combines molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, and computational analysis to uncover the basic molecular mechanisms that inform therapeutic discovery for spliceopathies. He completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge, where he conducted large-scale phenotype screens in mouse skin and identified critical genes related to skin structure and function. His postdoctoral research at Stanford University under Professor Thomas Südhof emphasized alternative splicing in synaptic molecule regulation. Kif is committed to research rigor and reproducibility, actively promotes mentoring and open science. He is a member of the UK Young Academy and has delivered talks at workshops aimed at preventing publication bias.

Research Interests

Experience

Lecturer

2024-01-01 — Present

University of Southampton • Southampton, UK

Kif Liakath-Ali is a lecturer focusing on Advanced Cell Biology and leads research on RNA splicing.

Awards

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EMBO Long Term Fellowship

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Larry L Hillblom Fellowship

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RaRe Researcher Award

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Stanford University Bio-X Star Mentor Award

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Member of UK Young Academy

Courses

BIOL2010 - Flow Genetic Information BIOL2051/52 - Principles Neuroscience BIOL1030 - Think Like Scientist BIOL6013 - Advanced Research Project BIOL6099 - MRes Big Data Biology Research Project