Kamei Lab · People
Members
Meet the people developing living models for drug discovery and regenerative medicine. Our team brings together biology and bioengineering at NYU Abu Dhabi, with research connections at Kyoto University.
Updated 5 October 2026
NYU Abu Dhabi
Programs of Biology and Bioengineering, Divisions of Science and Engineering.
Research staff
Maab Babiker
Research Assistant
2023–present
Graduate researchers
Zhimeng Zhang
Graduate researcher
NYUAD and NYU Biology
2026–present
Sanshika Garg
Graduate researcher
NYUAD and NYU Tandon School of Engineering
2026–present
Undergraduate researchers and assistants
Nataliya Sakharova
Undergraduate researcher and student assistant
Assistant since 2025 · Research mentee since 2026
Dania Al Sarraj
Undergraduate researcher
Division of Science
2025–present
Ahrorbek Nazarov
Undergraduate researcher and student assistant
Division of Engineering
2024–present
Emma Tonoyan
Undergraduate Student Assistant
Division of Engineering
2025–present
Hind Al Mualla
Undergraduate Student Assistant
Division of Engineering
2025–present
Mane Vardanyan
Volunteer undergraduate student assistant
Division of Engineering
2026–present
Rania Sabri
Undergraduate Student Assistant
Zaneeta Alam
Undergraduate Student Assistant
Sara Umiliani
Undergraduate researcher
Division of Science
2025–present
Bikash Shah
Undergraduate researcher
Division of Engineering
2025–present
Tanisha Chauhan
Undergraduate researcher
Division of Science
2025–present
Noora Alameri
Undergraduate Student Assistant
Division of Engineering
2026–present
Edward Chen
Undergraduate Student Assistant
2026–present
Hassan Zou'bi
Undergraduate Student Assistant
Division of Engineering
2025–present
Visiting researchers
Aisha Salam
Visiting student
Al Ain University
2026–present
Kyoto University
Our research connections at Kyoto University.
Researchers and support staff
Kaori Mutsuda-Zapater
Graduate researcher
Saito Lab, Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability
2022–present
Masae Iuchi
Secretary
2017–present
Former members
Researchers, students and visitors who have contributed to the lab over the years.
NYU Abu Dhabi Research staff, students and visitors
Research staff
Saba Mamoun Hammad
Research Assistant
Graduate student at Khalifa University
2023–2026
Undergraduate researchers and assistants
Khaoula Achab
Undergraduate researcher and student assistant
Division of Engineering
2023–2026
Khalid Dfa Alla
Undergraduate Student Assistant
Division of Engineering
2023–2026
Jody Aly
Undergraduate Student Assistant
Division of Engineering
2023–2026
Naya Sewar
Undergraduate Student Assistant
Division of Science
2023–2026
Sudarshan Jajoo
Undergraduate Student Assistant
Division of Science; volunteer in 2023
2024–2026
Afomia Mengistu
Undergraduate Student Assistant
Division of Science
2024–2025
Naya Nassri
Volunteer undergraduate student assistant
Division of Science
2024–2025
Omar Alkhateeb
Undergraduate researcher
Division of Engineering
2023–2026
Maitha Almansoori
Undergraduate researcher
Division of Engineering
2023–2026
Kevin Brian
Undergraduate researcher
Division of Engineering
2023–2026
Hisham Dimashkieh
Undergraduate researcher
Division of Engineering
2023–2026
Aaima Rehman
Undergraduate Student Assistant
Division of Science; volunteer in 2024
2024–2026
Bethel Sisay
Undergraduate Student Assistant
Division of Engineering; PPTP summer 2026
2024–2026
Ghaya Alrasasi
Undergraduate researcher
Division of Engineering
2023–2025
Reem Sayed Ahmed
Undergraduate Student Assistant
Division of Engineering; PPTP summer 2025
2025
Zyad Bougerfaoui
Undergraduate Student Assistant
Division of Engineering
2023–2024
Abhay Menon
Undergraduate Student Assistant
Program of Bioengineering
2023
Zerina Rahic
Undergraduate Student Assistant
Program of Biology
2023
Davit Hovhannisyan
Volunteer undergraduate student assistant
Division of Engineering
2026
Moncif Dahaji Bouffi
Volunteer undergraduate student assistant
Division of Engineering
2024
Serene Dbouk
Volunteer undergraduate student assistant
Division of Engineering
2023
Era Budjav
Volunteer undergraduate student assistant
Division of Science
2023
Rahul Shrestha
Volunteer undergraduate student assistant
Division of Engineering
2023
Visiting researchers
Kaori Mutsuda-Zapater
Visiting graduate student
Kyoto University
2024
Kyoto University Research staff, students, visitors and collaborators
Research staff
Li Liu
Assistant Professor, 2010–2017; Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010–2015
Program-Specific Professor at Osaka University
Koki Yoshimoto
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
2025
Xiaopeng Wen
Postdoctoral Fellow
Assistant Professor at Ritsumeikan University
2019–2021
Junjun Li
Postdoctoral Fellow
Associate Professor at Osaka University
2013–2017
Misao Takemoto
Postdoctoral Fellow
2015–2016
Christpher Fockenberg
Postdoctoral Fellow
2012–2015
Yoshie Koyama
Postdoctoral Fellow
2013–2015
Yasumasa Mashimo
Postdoctoral Fellow
2013–2014
Shiho Terada
Research Associate
2014–2026
Keita Saikawa
Research Associate
2024–2025
Kanako Nonoda
Research Associate
2018–2019
Takafumi Mano
Research Associate
2018–2019
Yumie Tokunaga
Research Associate
2014–2016
Miyuki Nakashima
Research Associate
2012–2016
Minako Nakajima
Research Associate
2012–2016
Momoko Yoshioka
Research Associate
2011–2014
Arata Ogasawara
Research Associate
2011–2012
Graduate and undergraduate students
Koki Yoshimoto
Graduate student, 2020–2025; Undergraduate student, 2017–2020
Keita Saikawa
Graduate student, 2022–2024; Undergraduate student, 2021–2022
Jiandong Yang
Graduate student
2016–2023
Haruki Goda
Graduate student, 2021–2023; Undergraduate student, 2020–2021
Daichi Miura
Graduate student, 2020–2022; Undergraduate student, 2019–2020
Yoshinori Endo
Graduate student
2015–2021
Takashi Miyazaki
Graduate student, 2017–2020; Undergraduate student, 2016–2017
Dongxiao Zhang
Graduate student
2018–2020
Yusuke Tsuji
Graduate student, 2016–2019; Undergraduate student, 2015–2016
Tatsuya Ohmaki
Graduate student, 2015–2017; Undergraduate student, 2014–2015
Yu Nakano
Graduate student
2014–2016
Hayase Hakariya
Graduate student
2017
Yoshiki Kato
Graduate student
2013–2015
Masaya Zetsu
Undergraduate student
2021–2022
Keita Ueda
Undergraduate student
2018–2019
Jiaxu Wu
Undergraduate student
2017–2018
Kyoto Sawada
Undergraduate Student Assistant
From 2021
Yuta Inagaki
Undergraduate Student Assistant
From 2024
Visiting researchers
Olivier Kaakeh
Visiting researcher
Montpellier University, France
2022
Kelsey Brew
Visiting researcher
Takayama Lab, Georgia Institute of Technology, GA, USA(Supported by Nakatani Foundation)
2022
Elif Ayca Yigit
Visiting researcher
Koç University, Turkey(Supported by Kyoto University Amgen Scholar Program)
2022
Wan Ting Huang
Visiting researcher
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
2022
Marie Blickling
Visiting researcher
(Supported by Nakatani Foundation)
2019
Marika Trumm
Visiting researcher
(Supported by Nakatani Foundation)
2019
Janmesh D. Patel
Visiting researcher
(Supported by Nakatani Foundation)
2018
Nicolas Minier
Visiting researcher
2017
Kaylene Stocking
Visiting researcher
(Supported by Nakatani Foundation)
2017
Undergraduate research assistants
Kaho Takamuro
Undergraduate research assistant
2019-2023
Kaho Tanaka
Undergraduate research assistant
2020-2023
Ayumi Kikkawa
Undergraduate research assistant
2020-2023
Ango Morikawa
Undergraduate research assistant
2021-2023
Ruri Maekawa
Undergraduate research assistant
(Osaka Prefecture University)
2022
Miyako Fujita
Undergraduate research assistant
2019-2021
Risako Sakai
Undergraduate research assistant
2017-2020
Takaya Kawasaki
Undergraduate research assistant
2019
Naoka Oomoto
Undergraduate research assistant
2018-2019
Yusei Matsuzaki
Undergraduate research assistant
2015-2016
Industrial collaborators
Makoto Yamanaka
Industrial collaborator
2018-2020