BioMedical Imaging Core
The Biomedical Imaging Core comprising the Brain Imaging Lab, the NeuroWaves Lab and the Small Animal Imaging Lab is one of twelve specialized cores within the Core Technology Platforms (CTP) at NYU Abu Dhabi.
Biomedical Imaging Core
CTP encompasses a wide range of advanced instrumentation, supported by a team of dedicated scientists and technical experts who manage equipment maintenance, provide comprehensive user training, and facilitate research operations across the university. For more information about available technologies and support services, please visit the CTP website: https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/research/facilities-and-support/core-technology-platforms.html
NYUAD Core Technology Platforms
Core team
Haidee Paterson
MRI Instrumentation Specialist
Haidee is an MRI radiographer with 25 years of experience, primarily in clinical MRI practice. Over the past 7 years, she has specialized as a research instrumentation specialist, leveraging her extensive experience to advance MRI research. Her focus is on supporting research projects in three distinct areas: MRI data acquisition, MRI integrated with EEG, and MEG data acquisition.
Hadi Zaatiti
MEG Research Scientist I
Hadi is an MEG Research Scientist, specialized in MEG-EEG data processing, with a background in designing embedded systems, representation learning and electrical engineering. His main role is to support MEG-EEG projects by ensuring correct operation of the systems and processing of acquired data.
Osama Abdullah
MRI Physicist II
Osama is a research scientist and physicist who manages the daily operations of the BioMedical Imaging Core at New York University Abu Dhabi, overseeing a research-dedicated 3-Tesla Siemens MRI scanner, the MEG lab, and the Small Animal Imaging lab on campus. In his role, he supports research activities and advances technical capabilities by supervising researchers and technical staff and providing scientific assistance.
Maylis Boitet
Small Animal Imaging Research Scientist I
Since August 2023, Dr. Boitet has served as the inaugural Research Instrumentation Scientist for the Small Animal Imaging Lab at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD). She earned her Ph.D. from Institut Pasteur Korea, where she characterized a reporter mouse model for neuroinflammation using in vivo optical imaging. Her research focuses on neuroscience and optical imaging, with particular emphasis on the application of advanced imaging modalities to study brain function in preclinical models. Dr. Boitet also holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from VetAgro Sup in Lyon. At NYUAD, she actively collaborates with researchers to integrate non-invasive imaging strategies into preclinical research studies.