diff --git a/mdaadb/analysis.py b/mdaadb/analysis.py
index 9303a32..d39ea93 100644
--- a/mdaadb/analysis.py
+++ b/mdaadb/analysis.py
@@ -17,24 +17,34 @@ def __init__(self, Analysis, dbfile, hooks=None):
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        Analysis :
-        dbfile :
-        hooks :
+        Analysis : mda.analysis.base.AnalysisBase
+        dbfile : path-like
+        hooks : dict
 
         """
 
         self.Analysis = Analysis
         self.db = Database(dbfile)
+        self._analysis = None
+
+        self.hooks = {
+            "pre_run": None,
+            "post_run": None,
+            "get_universe": None,
+            "post_save": None,
+        }
+        if hooks is not None:
+            self.hooks.update(hooks)
 
         try:
-            self.analysis_name = self.Analysis.name
+            self._name = self.Analysis.name
         except AttributeError:
-            self.analysis_name = self.Analysis.__name__
+            self._name = self.Analysis.__name__
         try:
-            self.analysis_notes = self.Analysis.notes
+            self._notes = self.Analysis.notes
         except AttributeError:
-            self.analysis_notes = None
-        self.analysis_path = inspect.getfile(self.Analysis)
+            self._notes = None
+        self._path = inspect.getfile(self.Analysis)
 
         try:
             self.obsv = self.db.get_table("Observables")
@@ -51,72 +61,79 @@ def __init__(self, Analysis, dbfile, hooks=None):
                 STRICT=False
             )
 
-        if self.analysis_name not in self.obsv.get_column("obsName").data:
+        if self._name not in self.obsv.get_column("obsName").data:
             self.obsv.insert_row(
-                (self.analysis_name, self.analysis_notes, self.analysis_path),
+                (self._name, self._notes, self._path),
                 columns=["obsName, notes, creator"],
             )
 
-        self._analysis = None
-
     @property
     def results(self) -> Results:
-        """Analysis results."""
+        """Analysis results"""
 
         if self._analysis is None:
             raise ValueError("Must call run() for results to exist.")
         return self._analysis.results
 
-    def _get_universe(self, simID: int, get_universe: Optional[Callable]):
+    def _get_universe(self, simID: int):
 
-        if get_universe is not None:
+        if self.hooks["get_universe"] is not None:
         #if self.hooks["get_universe"]:
-            return get_universe(self.db, simID)
+            return self.hooks["get_universe"](self.db, simID)
 
         row = self.db.get_table("Simulations").get_row(simID)
-        return mda.Universe(row.topology, row.trajecory)
-
-    def run(
-        self,
-        simID: int,
-        get_universe: Optional[Callable] = None,
-        **kwargs: dict,
-        ) -> None:
-        """
+        return mda.Universe(row.topology, row.trajectory)
+
+    def run(self, simID: int,  **kwargs: dict) -> None:
+        """Run the analysis for a simulation given by `simID`.
+
         Parameters
         ----------
         simID : int
-        get_universe : Callable[Database, int]
         **kwargs : dict
             additional keyword arguments to be passed to the Analysis class
 
         """
-        u = self._get_universe(simID, get_universe)
 
-        self._analysis = self.Analysis(u, **kwargs)
+        univserse = self._get_universe(simID)
+
+        self._analysis = self.Analysis(univserse, **kwargs)
         self._analysis._simID = simID
+
+        if self.hooks["pre_run"] is not None:
+            self.hooks["pre_run"](simID, self.db)
+
         self._analysis.run()
 
+        if self.hooks["post_run"] is not None:
+            self.hooks["post_run"](simID, self.db)
+
     def save(self) -> None:
         """Save the results of the analysis to the database."""
 
+        assert self._analysis is not None
+
         if not self.results:
             raise ValueError("no results")
 
-        analysis_table = Table(self.analysis_name, self.db)
-
-        if analysis_table not in self.db:
-            self.db.create_table(self.Analysis.schema)
+        try:
+            analysis_table = self.db.get_table(self._name)
+        except ValueError:
+            analysis_table = self.db.create_table(self.Analysis.schema)
         else:
-            simID = self._analysis._simID
-            if simID in analysis_table._get_rowids():
-                raise ValueError(
-                    f"{self.analysis_name} table already has data for simID {simID}"
-                )
+            assert analysis_table.schema == self.Analysis.schema
+
+        simID = self._analysis._simID
+        if simID in analysis_table._get_rowids():
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"{self._name} table already has data for simID {simID}"
+            )
 
         rows = self.results[self.Analysis.results_key]
+        analysis_table.insert_rows(rows)
 
-        self.db.get_table(self.analysis_name).insert_rows(rows)
+        if self.hooks["post_save"] is not None:
+            self.hooks["post_save"](simID, self.db)
 
     def __enter__(self):
         return self