Ali Al Abdullatif

Ali Al Abdullatif has a diverse work experience in biomedical engineering and research. In 2022, they began working as a Biomedical Engineering Fellow at Open Avenues. In 2021, they worked as a Research Scientist at CAMP4 Therapeutics. From 2019 to 2021, they worked as a Research Associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where they developed a Cyclic Immunofluorescence Imaging Assay to examine Immune markers and Hedgehog Signaling Pathway in Medulloblastoma tissue, established a system for high throughput imaging and analysis of multiplexed immunofluorescence for characterization of Huntington's Disease in human tissue and mouse models, and validated the effects of drug interventions on ALS models of iPSC-derived motor neurons. From 2018 to 2019, they worked as a Graduate Research Engineer at Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering, where they designed and tested a working prototype of a neurological surgical device used to identify nerve damage, including work with CAD mold design (Solidworks), PDMS fabrication, and instrumentation circuitry. From 2014 to 2018, they worked at the Boston University School of Medicine as a Lab Technician, Lab Manager, and Animal Technician. During this time, they generated over $200,000 in grant funding through research in determining diagnostic biomarkers for neurodegenerative disorders in humans, performed CRISPER/CAS9 gene editing, and developed and maintained experimental animal models of Tauopothy in Alzheimer’s disease and TDP43 mutations in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Ali also designed, executed, and quantified several learning, memory, locomotor and anxiety behavior studies with experimental animal models resulting in multiple publications, including a paper in Nature Neuroscience. Additionally, they managed a 20+ person laboratory, including hiring, training and direct supervision of laboratory personnel.

Ali Al Abdullatif received a Master's degree in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering in 2019. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Neuroscience and Psychology from Boston University in 2015.