Professor Ali Tavassoli
University of Southampton
Biography
Ali Tavassoli is Professor of Chemical Biology at 乐天堂app下载 School of Chemistry, University of Southampton. Ali was born in Iran in 1975. He received his BSc from Bristol University (1995), followed by a PhD in Organic Chemistry from Reading University (1999). This was followed by a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in bio-organic chemistry at Sussex University, and a five year postdoctoral fellowship in chemical biology at 乐天堂app下载 Pennsylvania State University.
In 2006, Ali was appointed Lecturer in Chemical Biology at 乐天堂app下载 University of Southampton, and promoted to Reader in 2011. Ali was awarded a personal Chair and promoted to Professor of Chemical Biology in 2015.
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RSC affiliations
Editorial board, RSC Chemical Biology
RSC prizes and awards
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