Ali joined the CPM in September 2023. She is currently a co-investigator on an NIHR Research for Patient Benefit funded project – iPREGCARE. This project is investigating the implications of a new personalised recurrence risk assessment for couples who have had a child with a serious genetic condition. Ali also has a research interest in experiences with direct-to-consumer DNA testing. She is a member of the Association of Genetic Nurses and Counsellors (AGNC) and British Psychological Society (BPS). In addition to her research, Ali has over ten years experience in rare disease patient advocacy in research and is committed to both evidencing experiences of patients and families in personalised medicine and effective public involvement and engagement.

Ali completed her doctorate at Nuffield College, Oxford. She was an early career researcher applying social science approaches to history before pivoting and adding masters degrees in Genomic Counselling and Psychology. She has worked at the University of Oxford since 2022 and previously as a research fellow at Northumbria University, King’s College London, and the University of Westminster and also held teaching positions at Lancaster University and the Open University.