diff --git a/src/alignment.r b/src/alignment.r
index a0a2d57..235406c 100644
--- a/src/alignment.r
+++ b/src/alignment.r
@@ -18,11 +18,27 @@ parse_data <- function(files) {
   vdj_dataframe <- construct_dataframe(vdj_alignment)
   return(list(sequences, vdj_dataframe))
 }
+
+align_sequence <- function(sequence, vdj_segment) {
+  return(Biostrings::pairwiseAlignment(
+    pattern = sequence,
+    subject = vdj_segment,
+    type = "global-local",
+    gapOpening = 1
+  ))
 }
 
-align_sequences <- function(sequences, vdj_segments) {
 
+perform_alignment <- function(sequences, vdj_segments) {
+  sequence_alignment <- mcmapply(sequences,
+    vdj_segments$hvr_region,
+    FUN = align_sequence,
+    mc.cores = 4
+  )
+  return(sequence_alignment)
 }
 
 input_files <- c("data/curesim_sequence.fastq", "data/vdj_alignment.csv")
-data <- parse_data(input_files)
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+data <- parse_data(input_files)
+alignment <- perform_alignment(sequences = data[[1]], vdj_segments = data[[2]])
+print(alignment)
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