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RNA viruses, Flavivirus, TRIM proteins, PTMs,
United Kingdom, Italy

Biography

My research focuses on the intricate interactions between viruses and host cells that dictate the outcomes of infection, using flaviviruses like HCV, Zika and Dengue as models. I investigate initial antiviral defenses and the strategies these viruses employ to evade them, enabling replication and pathogenesis. Additionally, I study how viruses exploit critical cellular systems, such as the proteasome and cytoskeleton, to create favourable environments for their replication.
By integrating functional screens, proteomics, transcriptomics, and advanced molecular virology techniques, my work seeks to uncover novel mechanisms of viral manipulation. These insights aim to inform innovative antiviral strategies while advancing translational research in host-pathogen biology.

Activities

Employment (5)

University College London: London, London, GB

2023-09-01 to present | Research Fellow (Div Infection and immunity)
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University of Cambridge: Cambridge, GB

2021-10-01 to 2023-08-31 | Research Associate (Pathology)
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King's College London: London, GB

2021-09-30
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King's College London: London, London, GB

2019-03-01 to 2021-09-30 | Research Associate (School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences)
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International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology: Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, IT

2015 to 2019-02-28 | Post Doctoral Research Scientist (Molecular Medicine)
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Education and qualifications (3)

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology: Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, IT

2011-01-01 to 2015-08-15 | PhD (Molecular Medicine Laboratory)
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Jamia Hamdard: New Delhi, Delhi, IN

2005 to 2007 | M.Sc Biotechnology (Department of Biotechnology)
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Jamia Millia Islamia Faculty of Natural Sciences: New Delhi, Delhi, IN

2002-07-01 to 2005-07-01 | B.Sc Biotechnology (Department of Biosciences)
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Professional activities (2)

Microbiology Society: London, GB

2021 to 2023 | Full (Virology Division, University of Cambridge)
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British Society for Cell Biology: Oxford, GB

2021 to 2022 (Virology Division, University Of Cambridge)
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Funding (1)

Characterization of molecular the mechanism involved in the extracellular release of the HIV-1 Tat protein

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ICGEB (Trieste, IT)
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Works (27)

Development and Application of MLB Human Astrovirus Reverse Genetics Clones and Replicons

Bio-Protocol
2025 | Journal article
Contributors: Ali, Hashim; Noyvert, David; Lulla, Valeria
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The astrovirus N-terminal nonstructural protein anchors replication complexes to the perinuclear ER membranes

BioRxiv
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Ali, Hashim; Noyvert, David; Hankinson, Jack; Lindsey, Gemma; Lulla, Valeria
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Development and Application of MLB Human Astrovirus Reverse Genetics Clones and Replicons

Bio-Protocol
2024-12-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Hashim Ali; Valeria Lulla; David Noyvert
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The astrovirus N-terminal nonstructural protein anchors replication complexes to the perinuclear ER membranes

PLOS Pathogens
2024-07-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1553-7374
Contributors: Hashim Ali; David Noyvert; Jacqueline Hankinson; Gemma Lindsey; Aleksei Lulla; Valeria Lulla
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SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein activates TMEM16F-mediated platelet procoagulant activity

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Cappelletto, Ambra; Allan, Harriet E.; Crescente, Marilena; Schneider, Edoardo; Bussani, Rossana; Ali, Hashim; Secco, Ilaria; Vodret, Simone; Simeone, Roberto; Mascaretti, Luca et al.
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SARS-CoV-2 Syncytium under the Radar: Molecular Insights of the Spike-Induced Syncytia and Potential Strategies to Limit SARS-CoV-2 Replication

Journal of Clinical Medicine
2023-09-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Hashim Ali; Asma Naseem; Zaheenul Islam Siddiqui
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Cross-Linking Mass Spectrometry Uncovers Interactions Between High-Density Lipoproteins and the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein

Molecular & Cellular Proteomics
2023-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Sean A. Burnap; Ana Maria Ortega-Prieto; Jose M. Jimenez-Guardeño; Hashim Ali; Kaloyan Takov; Matthew Fish; Manu Shankar-Hari; Mauro Giacca; Michael H. Malim; Manuel Mayr
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Attenuation hotspots in neurotropic human astroviruses

PLOS Biology
2023-07-17 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1545-7885
Contributors: Hashim Ali; Aleksei Lulla; Alex S. Nicholson; Jacqueline Hankinson; Elizabeth B. Wignall-Fleming; Rhian L. O’Connor; Diem-Lan Vu; Stephen C. Graham; Janet E. Deane; Susana Guix et al.
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Editorial: Decoding the genetics of viral evolution

Frontiers in Genetics
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Ali, Hashim; Rahman, Sheikh Abdul; Akhtar, Junaid; Haque, Syed Asfarul; Ali, Safdar
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Anti-fungal drug anidulafungin inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Spike induced syncytia formation by targeting ACE2-Spike protein interaction

Frontiers of Genetics
2022-03-25 | Journal article | Author
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2-s2.0-85128312516

Contributors: Shahzaib Ahamad; Hashim Ali; Ilaria Secco; MAURO GIACCA; Dinesh Gupta
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King's College London

SARS-CoV-2 RNAemia and proteomic trajectories inform prognostication in COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care

Nature Communications
2021-12 | Journal article | Author
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2-s2.0-85107529344

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000687325100034

Contributors: Clemens Gutmann; Kaloyan Takov; Sean A Burnap; Bhawana Singh; Hashim Ali; Konstantinos Theofilatos; Ella Reed; Maria Hasman; Adam Nabeebaccus; Matthew Fish et al.
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King's College London

RNA interference therapeutics for cardiac regeneration

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development
2021-10 | Journal article | Author
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2-s2.0-85108091197

Contributors: Josef Huntington; Manendra Pachauri; Hashim Ali; MAURO GIACCA
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Drugs that inhibit TMEM16 proteins block SARS-CoV-2 spike-induced syncytia

Nature
2021-06-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Luca Braga; Hashim Ali; Ilaria Secco; Elena Chiavacci; Guilherme Neves; Daniel Goldhill; Rebecca Penn; Jose M. Jimenez-Guardeño; Ana M. Ortega-Prieto; Rossana Bussani et al.
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Non-coding RNA therapeutics for cardiac regeneration

Cardiovascular Research
2021-02-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Luca Braga; Hashim Ali; Ilaria Secco; Mauro Giacca
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Innate immune signaling in cardiac homeostasis and cardiac injuries

Systems and Synthetic Immunology
2020 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85088447829

Contributors: Naseem, A.; Ali, H.
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Persistence of viral RNA, pneumocyte syncytia and thrombosis are hallmarks of advanced COVID-19 pathology

EBioMedicine
2020-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Rossana Bussani; Edoardo Schneider; Lorena Zentilin; Chiara Collesi; Hashim Ali; Luca Braga; Maria Concetta Volpe; Andrea Colliva; Fabrizio Zanconati; Giorgio Berlot et al.
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Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein restricts cGAS/STING activation by dsDNA immune complexes

JCI Insight
2020-09-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Giulia Maria Piperno; Asma Naseem; Giulia Silvestrelli; Roberto Amadio; Nicoletta Caronni; Karla Evelia Cervantes-Luevano; Nalan Liv; Judith Klumperman; Andrea Colliva; Hashim Ali et al.
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Gene Therapy for the Heart Lessons Learned and Future Perspectives

Circulation Research
2020-05-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Antonio Cannatà; Hashim Ali; Gianfranco Sinagra; Mauro Giacca
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Cellular TRIM33 restrains HIV-1 infection by targeting viral integrase for proteasomal degradation

Nature Communications
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85062109278

Contributors: Ali, H.; Mano, M.; Braga, L.; Naseem, A.; Marini, B.; Vu, D.M.; Collesi, C.; Meroni, G.; Lusic, M.; Giacca, M.
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Common Regulatory Pathways Mediate Activity of MicroRNAs Inducing Cardiomyocyte Proliferation

Cell Reports
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85065912743

Contributors: Torrini, C.; Cubero, R.J.; Dirkx, E.; Braga, L.; Ali, H.; Prosdocimo, G.; Gutierrez, M.I.; Collesi, C.; Licastro, D.; Zentilin, L. et al.
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Deciphering the role of trehalose in hindering antithrombin polymerization

Bioscience Reports
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85064215977

Contributors: Naseem, A.; Khan, M.S.; Ali, H.; Ahmad, I.; Jairajpuri, M.A.
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MicroRNA therapy stimulates uncontrolled cardiac repair after myocardial infarction in pigs

Nature
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85065544756

Contributors: Gabisonia, K.; Prosdocimo, G.; Aquaro, G.D.; Carlucci, L.; Zentilin, L.; Secco, I.; Ali, H.; Braga, L.; Gorgodze, N.; Bernini, F. et al.
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Cardiac regeneration and remodelling of the cardiomyocyte cytoarchitecture

FEBS Journal
2019-01-01 | Journal article | Author
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2-s2.0-85076356145

Contributors: Hashim Ali; Luca Braga; MAURO GIACCA
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Reversible Notch1 acetylation tunes proliferative signalling in cardiomyocytes

Cardiovascular Research
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85040612511

Contributors: Collesi, C.; Felician, G.; Secco, I.; Gutierrez, M.I.; Martelletti, E.; Ali, H.; Zentilin, L.; Myers, M.P.; Giacca, M.
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Inhibition of Non Canonical HIV-1 Tat Secretion Through the Cellular Na<sup>+</sup>,K<sup>+</sup>-ATPase Blocks HIV-1 Infection

EBioMedicine
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85021121932

Contributors: Agostini, S.; Ali, H.; Vardabasso, C.; Fittipaldi, A.; Tasciotti, E.; Cereseto, A.; Bugatti, A.; Rusnati, M.; Lusic, M.; Giacca, M.
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Nuclear architecture dictates HIV-1 integration site selection

Nature
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84929337088

Contributors: Marini, B.; Kertesz-Farkas, A.; Ali, H.; Lucic, B.; Lisek, K.; Manganaro, L.; Pongor, S.; Luzzati, R.; Recchia, A.; Mavilio, F. et al.
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Proximity to PML nuclear bodies regulates HIV-1 latency in CD4+ T cells

Cell Host and Microbe
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84879105224

Contributors: Lusic, M.; Marini, B.; Ali, H.; Lucic, B.; Luzzati, R.; Giacca, M.
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Peer review (3 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

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