NEWS
10/25/2025
Congratulations to Jason, our PhD student, for winning Best Rapid-Fire Presentation at the U3B Conference at Khalifa University! Selected among 11 early-career researchers at the inaugural UAE–MENA biomaterials, biofabrication, and bioengineering meeting.
Find out more: U3B website
10/15/2025
The Ramadi Lab’s SPIRAL brain implant is highlighted in NYU Abu Dhabi press coverage for enabling precise, minimally invasive drug delivery across multiple brain regions.
Press coverage: Breakthrough Brain Implant from NYU Abu Dhabi Enables Safer, More Precise Drug Delivery
10/07/2025
Our postdoctoral associate Mohamed Elsherif joined Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast to talk about his work at the intersection of photonics, bioelectronics, and nanomaterials. Podcast feature: Interview with Mohamed Elsherif, NYU Abu Dhabi
09/10/2025
CORAL is an ingestible microbiome-sampling capsule inspired by the porous architecture of marine corals. Its sponge-like, 3D-printed structure enables passive collection of small-intestine microbes without active components or invasive procedures. Selected media coverage of this work is listed below:
09/09/2025
Our researchers present ICOPS, an ingestible optogenetic system designed for wireless, non-surgical activation of gut neurons. The platform enables controlled investigation of gut–brain signaling in freely moving subjects. Selected media coverage of this work is listed below:
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Abu Dhabi scientists develop 'Ozempic-buster' weight-loss device
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Breakthrough: NYU Abu Dhabi creates ‘Light Pill’ to unlock gut-brain secrets
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Light pills could transform understanding of how the gut controls the body
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Light-Activated Pills: Revolutionizing Our Knowledge of Gut-Brain Interaction​​
Global Engineering Spotlight
Professor Khalil Ramadi was featured as a guest speaker at the BBC and Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 event “The Engineers: Exploring the Human,” discussing ingestible electroceuticals and biomedical engineering innovations.
07/25/2025
Jason Zhang was named a Merck Innovation Cup 2025 Winner as part of Team Smart Facturing in Darmstadt, Germany, for a smart AI agent proposal. He was initially selected from a highly competitive global applicant pool to join 40 participants in the program. Find out more: NYU Tandon student shines in the 2025 Merck Innovation Cup
04/09/2025
Dev won the Audience Choice Award at PhD Live! 2025, a university-wide competition focused on communicating research to non-specialist audiences. His presentation was selected among eight finalists representing NYU’s global campuses. Press coverage:
Neuromodulation as the Future of Medicine
Check out Prof. Khalil's TED Talk where he explains how we can modulate using ingestible electronic pills, and how this could be used to treat brain and metabolic disorders.
04/27/2023
Because many hormone therapies require injections due to poor oral bioavailability, FLASH was developed as an ingestible capsule that electrically stimulates gastric neurohormonal circuits. Press coverage: UAE: NYU Abu Dhabi researchers develop first-of-its kind device to control appetite
03/09/2023
Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi demonstrate an economically viable route to convert single-use plastics into commercially valuable carbon dots.
Press coverage: NYUAD Researchers Develop Highly-Efficient, Non-Toxic Method to Upcycle Single-Use Plastic
Other LANTRN updates:
​2024.05 2 new PhD students, Shreya Roy Mahapatra and Jason Zhang, join the LANTRN Lab
2024.05 Dev speaks on the 'Spaced Out' podcast about Space Medicine
2024.05 Jiya gets an internship in Finland
2024.05 Sung-Jean Kang, Mahmoud Elbeh, and Moyo Olatosi graduate from NYUAD
2024.09 Inaugural Leticia Pereira Award for Lab Citizenship (Mahmoud Elbeh - 1st Place, Heba Naser - 2nd Place)
2024.06 PhD Candidate Devjoy Dev wins Graduate Student Council Award
2024.04 Prof. Khalil selected as finalist for BioInnovation Institute & Science Prize for Innovation
2023.10 PhD Candidate Devjoy Dev wins the People's Choice Award for the Grad Slam competition.
2023.05 Prof. Khalil is selected as a CIFAR Global Scholar.
2022.10 Student Mahmoud Elbeh Presents as a finalist at the BMES Medtronic Annual Design Competition
2022.10 LANTRN is selected as a finalist for the Quanser Sustainability Award
2022.09 Prof. Khalil earns the Best Presentation Award at the XVII Little Brain Big Brain meeting
2022.01 Prof. Khalil is selected as one of the MIT Tech Review Innovators under 35 (MENA)
Ramadi Lab Opens at NYU!
After a delay due to the pandemic, the Ramadi Lab has finally opened its doors in November 2020. We are excited to get to the bench! New to the lab are Leticia Pereira and Mohammed Abdelhameed. Learn more about them on the team page!
