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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.