Sweet Success in South Africa
Dr. Annegret Stark and colleagues at the University of KwaZulu-Natal are leading efforts in South Africa to use biowaste from sugar cane manufacturing.
Tanzanian Transformation: Instrumental Access Equipment Brings New Life to a Chemistry Program in Need
Five years ago, the Chemistry Department at the Dar es Salaam University College of Education was losing students and outsourcing sample analysis to other facilities. Now, thanks to Instrumental Access equipment, students are completing their studies and researchers are publishing new work on pollution in Tanzania’s freshwater lakes.
Dr. Joanne Kamens Elected Chair of the Seeding Labs Board of Directors
Dr. Joanne Kamens, Executive Director of Addgene, has been elected to serve as the Chair of the Seeding Labs Board of Directors.
Instrumental Access Scientist in Eswatini Joins COVID-19 Response
Dr. Thabile Ndlovu, Head of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Eswatini and an Instrumental Access awardee, realized that she could help her country’s COVID-19 response. She approached her University leadership with her idea: use their lab infrastructure to mass produce hand sanitizer, and bolster pandemic response in their community.
New “Science With a Twist” Podcast
Tune in to a brand-new podcast episode highlighting the global impact of our Instrumental Access program! From our partners at Thermo Fisher Scientific, this “Science With a Twist” installment features an update from Instrumental Access awardee Professor Aina Adeogun of Nigeria’s University of Ibadan (pictured above).