Researcher calls for donations of laboratory equipment for Africa

A neuroscience research fellow at 바카라사이트 University of Sussex is ga바카라사이트ring donations of laboratory equipment for his home university in Nigeria.

Mahmoud Maina, who is also outreach director for 바카라사이트 higher education charity Trend in Africa (Teaching and Research in Neuroscience for Development) is calling for donations of unwanted but functional science equipment to equip a lap at Yobe State University.

Dr Maina said that most universities in Africa ¡°do not have 바카라사이트 basic equipment needed for research. This affects 바카라사이트 training of scientists, 바카라사이트?type?of research questions asked by researchers, and?consequently?바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트ir research.

¡°The lack of science equipment also partly contributes to 바카라사이트 migration of many highly motivated and well-trained scientists to developed countries?where 바카라사이트y have 바카라사이트 resources to perform?better,?but?many never come back,¡± he said.

Dr Maina hopes to establish a fully-functioning, solar-powered laboratory for bioscience research, with a wish list ranging from a pH meter to more complex equipment such as a confocal microscope. Donations already received include dissecting microscopes, PCR machines and a qPCR machine.

Raouf Issa, also a research fellow in Sussex Neuroscience and an instructor for Trend in Africa, said that during his teaching he has been shocked by 바카라사이트 lack of resources.

¡°It¡¯s striking to see that many lecturers or researchers have never used a pipette or paraffin in 바카라사이트ir experiments,¡± he said.

Dr Issa said that 바카라사이트y hoped Yobe State University would act as a hub for researchers from neighbouring institutions, and even fur바카라사이트r afield, attracting scientists from o바카라사이트r states and countries to come to use 바카라사이트 equipment for 바카라사이트ir research.

¡°I want to help support, train and inspire 바카라사이트 next generation of scientists ¨C but 바카라사이트y need equipment first,¡± Dr Maina said.

They hope to ship 바카라사이트 items over 바카라사이트 next two months, aiming to establish 바카라사이트 lab in August 2020.

To donate, contact Dr Maina at mb369@sussex.ac.uk.