NYU Abu Dhabi is dedicated to transforming healthcare through research in key areas such as medical devices, public health, genomics, and more. From finding solutions to epidemics such as malaria, to improving treatment plans for cancer, our faculty and researchers are constantly finding ways to advance healthcare.
Combating Malaria
A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi has uncovered how genetic and lifestyle factors influence immune responses to malaria in children from two large West African ethnic groups.
Researchers also advanced the understanding of the molecular mechanisms of malaria by studying ethnic differences in metabolic responses to the infection can help explain the sources of susceptibility and resistance in this deadly disease.
Watch video: NYUAD researchers also traveled to Burkina Faso to figure out how genetics might be responsible for the wide variation in the severity of the disease.
Advancing Cancer Treatment
Researchers at NYUAD developed a breakthrough tool to enhance precision in cold-temperature cancer surgery.
A team also developed a microfluidic platform that is compatible with cutting-edge procedures of atomic force microscopy (AFM) to perform cancer liquid biopsy.
