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I have about ‘ 1 million’ slides of all sorts, perhaps we need to talk? All rescued from the skip.
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<blockquote type="cite">On 24 Mar 2026, at 12:14, Isabel Palacios <i.palacios@qmul.ac.uk> wrote:<br>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I hope this message finds you well. As you may know, our charity DrosAfrica (</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);"><a href="http://www.drosafrica.org/" originalsrc="http://www.drosafrica.org/" title="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drosafrica.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ci.palacios%40qmul.ac.uk%7C5052ea5f39504c8f5da108ddcdbb11de%7C569df091b01340e386eebd9cb9e25814%7C0%7C0%7C638892925532322923%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=CwxB0pdz%2FcRXK1Nq3oeAyoq2UZroxLgQR8dUIe8O9zQ%3D&reserved=0" data-outlook-id="49c31088-bc80-4d0b-b72a-b0a8cb27dc61" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);">www.drosafrica.org</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">)
is working to advance African research, in part by setting up a connected network of Drosophila labs. To support these goals, we are reaching out to request donations of equipment, consumables, and surplus items. We are happy to receive second-hand/surplus/opened/
or leftover items in good working condition, including partially used consumables or older models.</span></div>
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Please feel free to forward this message to others in your network who may be able to help. </div>
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Please see attached a file with categorised items (as a list, or in table format at the end of the file)</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Now we have three projects ongoing that the material can be used for: One in collaboration with Droso4Nigeria (</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);"><a href="http://www.droso4nigeria.wordpress.com/" originalsrc="http://www.droso4nigeria.wordpress.com/" title="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.droso4nigeria.wordpress.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ci.palacios%40qmul.ac.uk%7C5052ea5f39504c8f5da108ddcdbb11de%7C569df091b01340e386eebd9cb9e25814%7C0%7C0%7C638892925532293698%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=I%2BmW8SpnMpRc5%2Bm%2B1lRfffNY1KJSIoLzg3PERnhqFNs%3D&reserved=0" data-outlook-id="bc70b1e4-5a01-4623-a7b5-5d112b276402" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);">www.droso4nigeria.wordpress.com</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">),
and another with Rwanda (<a href="https://firat.rw/partners" originalsrc="https://firat.rw/partners" data-outlook-id="3cf4e022-1010-4538-a82c-b59d744e10d2">https://firat.rw/partners</a>). In addition, we aim to enhance biology education in secondary schools
using hands-on resources and visual tools to make science more practical, engaging, and relevant to young learners (with
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https://blostemei.org/</a>).</span></div>
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More projects will pop up in any case in the future, so any materials, etc…available at any time, please let us know</div>
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Thanks!</div>
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<span style="color: black;">Isabel M Palacios</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Fogg Building | QMUL Mile End, London</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://palacioslabqmul.squarespace.com/" originalsrc="https://palacioslabqmul.squarespace.com/" data-outlook-id="b9d5761f-03f7-4ee9-b88b-c64b1e6d31a7" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://palacioslabqmul.squarespace.com</a></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Founder of DrosAfrica (</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 212);"><u><a href="http://drosafrica.org/" originalsrc="http://drosafrica.org/" title="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrosafrica.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ci.palacios%40qmul.ac.uk%7C863cc1cdb0964e1de3c208ddae501e06%7C569df091b01340e386eebd9cb9e25814%7C0%7C0%7C638858381756898614%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU" data-outlook-id="8ece0801-2b2a-425a-9088-3ed1ceddea05" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">http://drosafrica.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">)</span></p>
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EMBO Member</div>
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<div><LIST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES.docx></div>
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