Closing the Gap: How Dr. Thabile Ndlovu is Building a National Bank of Water Data

Closing the Gap: How Dr. Thabile Ndlovu is Building a National Bank of Water Data

David Borman Blog, Instrumental Access 2020, Scientist Success Stories

How much do you know about your water? In Eswatini they know a lot more than five years ago thanks to Dr. Thabile Ndlovu at the University of Eswatini (UNESWA)

Read her story of innovation as she monitors the nation’s water supply for heavy metals, bacteria, and other potential health hazards

Prof. Akhere Omonkhua and her twin sister Dr. Odion Omonkhua

Teaming up to investigate an unusually high number of twins in Nigeria

David Borman Blog, Instrumental Access 2019, Instrumental Access 2020, Scientist Success Stories

No one knows why Igbo-Ora, Nigeria—also known as “Twin Town”—has one of the world’s highest rates of twin births.

Now, Profs. Roseangela Nwuba and Akhere Omonkhua are using molecular biology to investigate, potentially unlocking new avenues of research and treatments for infertility!

Students and faculty at the Universite d'Abomey-Calavi

Turning Obstacles to Opportunities: How One Researcher is Advancing His Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

David Borman Blog, Impact, Instrumental Access 2020, Scientist Success Stories

In a little over a year since Instrumental Access equipment arrived on campus at the Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Dr. Victorien Dougnon’s research and publication schedule has been accelerated exponentially.

Even in the midst of a pandemic, his work investigating traditional herbal medicines that may be effective against antimicrobial resistance is pushing ahead. Dr. Dougnon and his colleagues have used their lab’s expanded capacity to perform sample analyses on-site, increasing both the speed and accuracy of their findings.