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Maruf M Ali
Imperial College London (UK)
The aim of his research group is to understand the molecular mechanisms that govern how cells maintain the quality of proteins during cellular stress, towards developing novel strategies for therapeutic intervention in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Of particular interest, they seek to gain structural and mechanistic insights into ER protein homeostasis systems principally the Unfolded Protein Response, utilizing structural biology and biochemistry techniques.