Instrumental Access 2017
Meet our 15 newest Instrumental Access awardees!
15 Awardees Selected for Instrumental Access 2017
Our 2017 awardees are located in 13 countries, including 5 new countries to Seeding Labs, and their research interests are diverse: drug discovery, clean energy, infectious disease, diabetes, aging, agriculture, and more.
Latin America & the Caribbean
Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Department of Chemical Engineering Mérida, Mexico
Equipment is needed to support practical teaching for the chemical engineering department's large student population, as well as the faculty's biotechnology research.
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Universidad Pontificía Bolivariana
Department of Nanotechnology Engineering Medellín, Colombia
Equipment will help UPB establish a dedicated lab for energy storage research, in part to help bring power to 50% of Colombia currently off the nation's electrical power grid.
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University of the West Indies
Natural Products Institute Kingston, Jamaica
The Natural Products Institute needs equipment to support and expand research and training focused on mosquito vector control.
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Redeemer's University
Department of Biological Sciences Ede, Nigeria
Equipment will help meet the Department of Biological Sciences' goal of creating a critical mass of well-trained African scientists with expertise in microbiology and genomics.
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Université de Dschang
Department of Biochemistry Dschang, Cameroon
With growing student enrollment, the Department of Biochemistry needs equipment for practical teaching as well as faculty and graduate student research.
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University of Lagos
Department of Cell Biology & Genetics Lagos, Nigeria
With very large student numbers, the Department of Cell Biology and Genetics needs equipment to support practical teaching of basic biology as well as faculty and graduate student research.
Read MoreEast & Southern Africa
Dar es Salaam University College of Education
Department of Chemistry Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Established by the Tanzanian government to address an acute teacher shortage, DUCE needs equipment to train both scientists and science teachers.
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Moi University
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Eldoret, Kenya
The department needs equipment to support hands-on practical teaching in biochemistry for an increasing undergraduate population.
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Department of Medical Biochemistry Eldoret, Kenya
The department needs equipment to improve practical teaching in biochemistry for the entire College of Health Sciences.
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University of KwaZulu-Natal
Department of Chemical Engineering Durban, South Africa
Equipment is needed to furnish a laboratory for a new research group focused on improving the competitiveness and sustainability of the local sugar-refining industry.
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University of Zimbabwe
Department of Biochemistry Harare, Zimbabwe
With student enrollment on the rise, the Biochemistry department needs equipment to support practical teaching.
Read MoreEurope & Asia
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Department of Microbiology and Biotech Centre Vadodara, India
Equipment is needed to establish a new research lab for drug discovery and molecular medicine that will be used for graduate student teaching and shared by the entire department.
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National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
Institute of Molecular Biology Yerevan, Armenia
IMB needs equipment to establish a core facility for cellular biology and immunology that will be used for training and research.
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Nong Lam University
Department of Biotechnology Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
NLU needs equipment to support practical teaching as well as research on topics related to clean energy production, wastewater treatment, improving agriculture, and controlling carbon emissions.
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Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Equipment is needed to support both student and faculty research, as well as practical teaching in the areas of biochemistry and biotechnology
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About Instrumental Access
To begin, we identify a pipeline of scientific talent. Then we rigorously screen universities and select those with the most potential to advance education and research through Instrumental Access.