Programs
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This program fosters collaboration between scientists and innovative artists. Through this program, artists and scientists are brought together, transcending traditional boundaries to create a space where creativity flourishes, enriching both fields. The NYUAD CGSB has a longstanding commitment to promoting interdisciplinary interactions, both within the academic community and with the broader public. Regularly hosting various events, including lectures, workshops, and Science Cafés, the center ensures the exchange of ideas and knowledge between the scholars involved with the program and the broader community.
- AY 24/25, Henry Tan has joined as the second Artist-in-Residence. Henry explores the boundaries between life and simulation by investigating emerging technologies like synthetic biology, mixed reality, brain stimulation, and artificial intelligence. He creates installations, performances, songs, and architecture for people to rest and reimagine their perceptions and memories through sleep and dreams.
- AY 23/24 Sam Nester has joined as the first Artist-in-Residence. Sam is a trumpet player, composer, and sound artist. His work at the CGSB focuses on the relationship between humans and the natural world and he is collaborating with NYUAD scientists and researchers on the creation of new sci-art projects that explore environmental adaptation and sustainability.
Sam Nester
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The primary goal of this program is to promote collaborative efforts among faculty members from various research centers and divisions at NYUAD. It aims to facilitate projects that are closely aligned with the CGSB's research focus and that bring together expertise from fields not typically represented within the CGSB.
For the academic years 2023-2025, Khalil Ramadi and Aashish Jha's project was selected with the title of “Ingestible microdevices for non-invasive in vivo characterization of small intestinal and mucosal microbiome”.
- AY 24/25 Brij Bhushan has joined as a Postdoctoral Associate.
- AY 23/24 Hanan Mohammed has joined as a Research Associate.
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This program is a prestigious one-year research development fellowship designed to support outstanding NYUAD graduating seniors who aspire to engage in research within a CGSB-affiliated laboratory. This program opens annually for applications. For detailed information about the program and the application process, please visit here.
- AY 24/25 Zuzana Lukáčová has joined Piergiorgio Percipalle's lab as a Tamayyuz Research Fellow.
- AY 23/24 Rita Fahmy has joined Aashish Jha's lab as a Tamayyuz Research Fellow.
Zuzana Lukáčová
