Ali Najmi obtained an Integrated Master’s degree in Chemistry and Drug Discovery from the University of Bath in 2020. He then spent two years in industry as a medicinal chemist working on drugs for oncology and fibrosis. He then joined the iCAT CDT at the University of Manchester in 2022. His research interests photochemistry, organometallic chemistry and catalysis. In his free time, Ali enjoys playing the drums and guitar, and he is an aspiring polyglot