The Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR) (Persian: جهاد دانشگاهی) is an Iranian public and non-governmental higher education institution established in 1980.
Jahād-e Dāneshgāhi | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1980 |
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
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| Parent agency | Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution |
| Child agencies | |
| Website | acecr.ac.ir |
Mission edit
ACECR engages in innovative research and development projects in different fields of science and technology and real-world applications. Its activities can be broadly divided into the areas of: research and technology, education, cultural activities, and entrepreneurship.
Funding edit
Only 20% of ACECR's funding comes from national budget, while the majority of its funding is derived from partnerships and cooperation with the private sector.[1]
Staffing edit
ACECR has 680 full-time research and academic staff, and 1,600 full-time research assistants.[1] Its activities are supported by 2,100 services and administrative staff. Industry experts and post graduate research students also contribute to projects on a part-time basis.
Achievements edit
- 1999: The first ICSI birth by frozen sperm of a gonadectomized man, Royan Institute
- 2003: The first human embryonic Stem Cell line establishment in Iran and the region, Royan Institute
- 2005: Establishment of the first Private Cord Blood Bank in Iran (Royan Stem Cell Technology Co.)
- 2006: Iran's first cloned sheep, named Royana, Royan Institute
- 2009: The first cloned goat born in Iran, Royan Institute
- 2010: The first transgenic goats born in Iran, Royan Institute
- 2011: Establishment of cell therapy pre-hospital, Royan Institute
- 2015: A new formulation of anti-breast cancer drug Herceptin using a bacterial method by researchers led by Keyvan Majdzadeh produced [2]
- 2017: The first transgenic zebrafish models in Iran, Royan Institute
References edit
- ^ a b About ACECR Archived 2016-03-17 at the Wayback Machine acecr.ir Accessed: March 24, 2016
- ^ Iran produces new drug for breast cancer by bacteria Academic Center for Education Culture and Research (ACECR) August 6, 2015
External links edit
- Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research
- Avicenna Research Institute
- Royan Institute
- University of Science and Culture Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ACECR, Sharif University Branch
- Cell Journal
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