Dr. Abderemane-Ali is from Comoros. He attended the University of Nantes (France) where he received a B.S in Physiology, a M.S. in Biology, Biotechnology & Therapeutic Research, and a Ph.D. in Biomolecules, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics. Dr. Abderemane-Ali’s graduate studies in Dr. Gildas Loussouarn’s Laboratory at l’institut du thorax (France) focused on deciphering the molecular cues underlying voltage-gated ion channel modulation by the membrane signaling phospholipid PIP2 and by the membrane potential. His graduate work was rewarded by a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue his research at the Cardiovascular Research Institute at UCSF first as a graduate trainee, then as an American Heart Association postdoctoral Fellow with Prof. Dan Minor. As a postdoctoral trainee, Dr. Abderemane-Ali used a combination of biophysical, structural, and pharmacological approaches to 1) define the molecular mechanisms underlying voltage-gated potassium channel modulation by Calmodulin, 2) identify the voltage-gated calcium channel inactivation gate, and 3) elucidate the molecular strategy used by poisonous animals to resist environmental toxins targeting voltage-gated sodium channels. Dr. Abderemane-Ali also received extensive training in cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) at the Stanford-SLAC Cryo-EM Center and used this powerful technique to study how ion channels work and interact with small molecule modulators and chaperones at the atomic level. He joined UCLA's faculty in 2023.