BIOLOGY

Can Inflammatory Bowel Disease be treated? Ahmed Moustafa, associate professor of bioinformatics at AUC, researches the connection between the human gut microbiome and IBD. Through a project conducted in collaboration with Human Longevity Inc, J. Craig Venter Institute and the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, Moustafa found significant detections that can help create a probiotic to treat, or at least reduce the severity of, IBD.

Stopping Ovarian Cancer - The Silent Killer was funded by a Bartlett Family Foundation Grant for Critical Challenges. The grant was issued to its Principle Investigator, Dr. Asma Amleh (Associate Professor in the AUC Department of Biology and Director of the AUC Biotechnology Program), and to its Co-Investigator, Dr. Terri Ginsberg (Assistant Professor in the AUC Film Program), to support research that Dr. Amleh is conducting on the early detection of ovarian cancer. The video was directed by Francesca A. Andrade, who teaches film production in the AUC Film Program. It was edited by Dr. Mohamed Gawad, an occasional adjunct in the Film Program, and involved the participation of AUC Biology, Film, and Graphic Design students.