University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.

ALI Research
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We engineer the molecules of tomorrow — designing next-generation therapeutics and synthetic enzymes with novel catalytic functions, through the fusion of atomistic precision and data-driven intelligence.

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Key Research Areas

We advance data-driven molecular design as a platform for solving unmet global challenges — coupling automation, structural insight, and molecular-level understanding to accelerate solutions in human health, sustainable catalysis, and infectious disease. Our group cultivates an environment where rigorous science and bold ideas converge.

drug-discovery

Computer-Aided Drug Discovery

Design and evaluation of next-generation inhibitors targeting antimicrobial resistance.

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QM/MM Metalloenzymes

Metalloenzymes

Engineering nature-inspired biocatalysts and new synthetic enzymes with novel functions.

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methoddev

Method Development

Developing next-generation computational methods to accelerate chemical discovery.

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FES

Computational Chemistry

Decoding reaction mechanisms and catalytic processes to guide rational synthetic design.

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Latest News

April
2026

Liverpool University Research Fellowship

Awarded a prestigious Liverpool University Research Fellowship to start his own research group at the University of Liverpool.

2026
In Press

New Paper · Nature Communications

Our work on the CDIN1-Codanin-1 complex — defective in Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anaemia Type I — has been accepted in Nature Communications.

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Our location

📍 Department of Chemistry
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK
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