Research

Top-notch facilities, world-renowned faculty and bright young minds; that's what makes up AUC's rich culture of research. Our goal is to give you the resources to address challenges that confront Egypt, the region and the world.

Provost Ehab Abdel-Rahman presented Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub with a silver plate in recognition of his "enduring commitment and remarkable impact in serving humanity"
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Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub: Science, Creativity Go Hand in Hand

For Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub, science and creativity go hand in hand. In fact, creativity fosters science and vice versa. “Science and medicine offer unprecedented opportunities for discovery and, most importantly, alleviating human suffering, … and creativity and innovation … [are] essential for...
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Awards

Mohamed A. Swillam
Excellence in Research and Creative Endeavors Award
Doris Jones
Excellence in Teaching Award
Ahmed Abdel Meguid
Excellence in Academic Service Award
Awards and honors

16 research centers operating in diverse fields.

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Students Laila Ziko and Nancy El-Baz work together on innovative research aimed at improving breast cancer treatments
Technology Transfer

The AUC TTO fosters commercial investment in and licensing of inventions and discoveries flowing from the research at the American University in Cairo.

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Volunteers planting a rooftop garden in Fayoum.
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Food for the Future: RISE Installs Solar-Powered Chicken Incubators in Fayoum

A group of volunteers from Egypt and the United Arab Emirates were still waking up as they settled onto couches in a downtown Cairo office on a Wednesday morning in late November. The group was preparing to head to Fa youm for a four-day volunteering trip as part of the Research Institute for a...
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Photo courtesy of Aswan Heart Centre: http://aswanheartcentre.com/
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Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub to Speak at AUC

Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub, professor of cardiothoracic surgery at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London; founder and director of research at the Harefield Heart Science Centre; and founder of the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation, will be speaking at AUC’s 2018 Research and...
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AUC Venture Lab, Egypt's first University-based incubator, ranked among the top five university incubators in Africa.

Grants

Read about the wide variety of grant opportunities available for faculty and graduate students, requirements and how to apply.

 

Faculty Support Grants

Graduate STUDENT Support Grants

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SUPPORT GRANTS

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Teaching and Learning Technologies

AUC's Teaching and Learning Technologies is committed to supporting the instructional and research needs of the AUC community, facilitating the transformation of information to knowledge by providing personalized services and a robust online environment.

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Research Centers

AUC boasts 16 research centers that promote collaborative research across a wide array disciplines.

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Life in the Unlivable

Life in the Unlivable

Utilizing metagenomics, a contemporary approach to instigate biological life, Rania Siam, associate professor of biology, and her team explore microbial life in several brine pools in the Red Sea to identify novel microbes and bacterial communities and their associated genes, as well as map new genes that have diverse biotechnological and pharmaceutical applications.
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AUC Libraries

At AUC’s Libraries, our savvy staff and top-notch resources support learning, research, and teaching at every level. The Main Library is located at AUC New Cairo and houses the Rare Books and Special Collections Library, an archive of historical materials from Egypt and the Middle East. A second library location at AUC Tahrir Square gives you all of the resources of AUC's libraries, without leaving downtown Cairo.
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