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| Recycled Kit Equips African Labs
SciDevNet |
A move to give African scientists recycled lab equipment has created an opportunity for networking and collaboration [Read more] | |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Donates First Instrument to Seeding Labs Thermo Fisher Scientific Press Release June 28, 2011 |
Now, Seeding Labs is partnering with Thermo Fisher Scientific, which will donate the first Thermo Scientific NanoDrop 1000 spectrophotometer to an eligible lab.
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| Inspirational Women of 2011: Nina Dudnik
ELLE Magazine June 22, 2011 |
This year ELLE honors nine women who are educating, rebuilding, doctoring, employing, and sustaining the world. | |
| From Trash to Treasure
physicstoday February 2011 |
Facilitating science in developing countries: smart people are everywhere, but they need resources to realize their talents. | |
| Escape Velocity
February 24, 2011 |
Nina Dudnik talks with the Chemical Brothers from Escape Velocity about the development of Seeding Labs, the tricks of running a business, and its successful parnership with Biotech company Novartis.
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| 25 Visionaries who are changing your world: Nina Dudnik
Utne Reader November-December 2010 |
The 2010 Utne Reader Visionaries come from many backgrounds and disciplines. What they have in common is that rare ability to dream of a better future—so vividly and so passionately—that it inspires them and others to action. [Read more] | |
| It doesn’t take a superhero
PopTech October 2010 |
It doesn’t take a superhero to change the world – it takes you. Seeding Labs call our friends to action. | |
| Social entrepreneurs’ tricky issues of sustainability and scale
Harvard Business Review blog October 18, 2010 |
All new business are asked about their plans for sustainability and scale. But for a social venture, these concepts are even more complicated and nuanced. A Seeding Labs guest blog post explains how we see these issues. [Read more] | |
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TED Fellows: Nina Dudnik
Wired October 13, 2010 |
The TED Fellows program is designed to bring together young world-changers and trailblazers who have shown unusual accomplishment and exceptional courage. | |
| Handing down hope
Chemical & Engineering News October 18, 2010 |
Evans O. Changamu… says the experience … has opened his eyes to new directions in his research. “The research I’ve been involved in has been academic, and it ends there,” he says. “But I have another dimension now. Now, I know that I can look for a way of getting it to the people who need it. I can now think of it not just ending at the publication. I can think of what else I can do.” [Read more] | |
Life sciences firms explore ways to help developing nationsMassHighTech August 18, 2010
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Is it possible to solve a developing-world pandemic or other similar disease that afflicts the poor and still get rich?
“Smaller companies can have enormous impact too. Not just by giving away their products or partnering with international organizations but by reaching out to their counterparts — scientists and doctors from the developing world — and working together.” [Read more] |
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Global Activism: Providing lab equipment to scientists in needWorldview, WBEZ May 20, 2010
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Nina Dudnik talks with Jerome McDonnell about the founding of Seeding Labs and the research our scientists are conducting around the world. [Listen to the interview here] | |
| Scientist’s lab experiment succeeds
Boston Herald May 2, 2010 |
Nina Dudnik didn’t intend to launch a full-scale charity when she and some fellow students set up Seeding Labs. They just wanted to get some underappreciated lab equipment from the United States to a country where it could do some good. [Read more] | |
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I Have to Think Big The Standard, Sunday Magazine. April 5, 2010
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“I knew that these tools and supplies could be a vital life-line for scientists in the developing nations who had in many cases gotten educations attop universities in America, Europe or Japan, and who had returned to their homelands to do work on research vital to themselves and their communities.” [Read more]
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| Chuo Cha Kenyatta [KU] Chapata Vifaa
KTN News. March 24, 2010 |
The arrival of equipment at Kenyatta University was profiled on the evening news. Watch below for the Kiswahili version.
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| Universities benefit from used lab equipment
University World News Africa Edition. December 13, 2009
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The ability of African universities to undertake in-depth research is often hampered by lack of appropriate technology. Now institutions are benefiting from Seeding Labs, a non-profit US-based organization that works with universities and companies to provide second-hand laboratory equipment in good condition for the developing world. [Read more]
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| Celebrating science in Boston and Kenya
December 7, 2009 |
Seeding Labs and His Excellency Kenyan Ambassador Peter N.R.O. Ogego hosted a celebration on Monday December 7th to celebrate the achievements of public and private sector science in greater Boston in assisting colleagues in Africa.
This fall scientists from across the public and private sectors donated their surplus equipment and textbooks to ensure that over 3500 students in Nairobi Kenya receive a high-quality scientific education. This partnership combines environmental responsibility with international cooperation, and leverages the range of Massachusetts’ excellence in scientific research and higher education to reach out to the developing world. (read more) |
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| Company Seeks Lab Resource Equity
The Harvard Crimson. November 24, 2009 |
Before matriculating at Harvard Medical School in 2001, Nina S. Dudnik worked at a lab in the Ivory Coast. And what she didn’t see there became the start of a now seven-year journey to right the disparity between research in the West and in developing countries. [Read more]
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One Lab’s Trash Becomes a Poorer One’s Treasure The Boston Globe November 23, 2009
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When Nina Dudnik arrived at Harvard Medical School in 2001 to pursue her doctorate, her eyes weren’t drawn to the marble hallways, the state-of-the-art facilities, or the august faculty.
They were drawn to the trash. Why not, she wondered as plunged into her own research that fall, find a way to connect the throwaways of this country to the needs of scientists in the Third World?
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| Kenyan Ambassador supports Seeding Labs’ upcoming project with Kenyatta University
July 6, 2009
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On July 6 2009, Seeding Labs founder Nina Dudnik and Board of Directors member Martin Mwangi had the pleasure of meeting His Excellency Peter Ogego, Kenyan Ambassador to the United States. The Ambassador gave us wonderful feedback on our upcoming project with Kenyatta University, and advice for ensuring the success of equipping its labs.
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Innovation: Seeding Labs Boston Business Journal May 2009 |
Founded in 2002 by graduate students at Harvard Medical School, Seeding Labs arranges for scientists to refurbish and donate unwanted laboratory equipment and then sends the equipment to the scientists developing countries. [Read more]
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| Seeding a Global Research Community
American Society of Cell Biologists May 2009 |
Imagine: you are visiting the nation’s capital with an eminent professor, and he wants to show you the labs at his university. [Read more]
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| Seeding Labs Kickstarts Science in Developing Countries
Xconomy June 2008
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Late last year a fire destroyed the biochemistry department at the Southern University of Chile and dealt a severe blow to its researchers. But thanks to Seeding Labs, a non-profit based in Cambridge, MA, the labs might soon be up and running again. [Read more]
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| Seeding Labs Volunteers Make a Difference
Science Metropolis April 2008 |
Researchers at The Southern University of Chile are watching the mailbox. Since a fire swept through four of the University’s science departments last December, they have been in need of equipment for their teaching and research laboratories. [Read more]
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Seeding Science Around the World: Using Our Resources to Make a Difference Association for Women in Science Winter 2008
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“When I was thirteen I had a scientific epiphany. My eighth grade assignment was to read a newspaper article about any scientific topic and write a report.” [Read More] | |
| Turning One Lab’s Trash into Another’s Treasure
Nature Medicine October 2007 |
“Miguel Omar Velardez was bracing himself for his return to Argentina after years at richly funded Harvard University.” [Read more] | |
| Seeding Labs
Inside Higher Education August 2007 |
The organization, which has distributed about $300,000 in equipment on about an $8,000 budget so far, stands poised to grow after receiving a $60,000 grant this summer from the Echoing Green Foundation, which is dedicated to investing in early-stage social entrepreneurs. [Read more] | |
| Scientists Can Help Bridge the Gap with the Developing World
Nature Network September 2006 |
Donating used lab equipment is one way to improve the quality of science worldwide. [Read more] |
Answers to many frequently asked questions about the services Seeding Labs provides, the scientists we serve and the ways that you can help.
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We believe that it’s critical to support research programs that are developing the next generation of scientists. There are several ways you can help Seeding Labs achieve its mission.
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Seeding Labs helps talented scientists in developing countries conduct life changing research. Check out our blog for our latest thoughts and ideas.
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