Reverse Bioengineering · NYU Abu Dhabi
Engineering human biology to transform medicine.
We reconstruct key functions of living systems in the laboratory—combining stem cells, microengineering, and computation to create new platforms for drug discovery and regenerative medicine.
Our perspective
To understand a living system, we rebuild it.
Reverse Bioengineering is our approach to reconstructing biological functions from cells, materials, and engineered environments. These controllable models help us ask questions that are difficult to address in conventional culture—and translate discoveries toward human and animal health.
Research
Building biology across scales
Integrated physiology
Body-on-a-chip and digital twins
Connecting engineered tissues and computational models to model aspects of human physiology.
Living models
Stem cells and regenerative medicine
Guiding cell fate and multicellular organization to study development and regeneration.
Molecular control
Nanoengineering and therapeutic delivery
Designing responsive materials that deliver biological signals with control in space and time.
From the lab
Latest updates
[New Publication] Primed human pluripotent stem cell-derived blastocyst-like cell aggregates with partial lineage specification
[New Publication] High-Purity Production of Endothelial Cells from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
The 1st MENA Conference on Living Therapeutics: A Resounding Success
Join & collaborate
Let’s build the next model of human biology.
We welcome motivated students, postdoctoral researchers, academic collaborators, and industry partners.