About BioLink Depot
BioLink Depot is an innovative, community-based nonprofit located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
We promote scientific training and literacy for students, by providing educational institutions with millions of dollars worth of laboratory equipment and supplies at no cost to them.
By equipping underserved K–12 schools with real biotech tools, we enable hands-on STEM learning that inspires curiosity and prepares students for future careers in science.
Our History
Founded in 2002 with support from a CCSF grant, BioLink Depot became an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2015.
After years in a small facility near SFO, we relocated to a science retail setting in Oakland, CA.
Today, BioLink has grown into a vital resource—partnering with over 100 donors, supporting more than 300 educators each year, and redistributing over $1 million in scientific supplies annually.
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Board Of Directors
From left to right: Sara Ponzio, Tom Steele, Angela Wilbourn, Managing Director Marisol VelaChiu, Kareem Dossa, Michelle Nemits, Chad Jenkins, Lucia Mokres, Nick Kapp, Kristi Budzinski, Elaine Johnson, Anahita Kianavd
BioLink Board: Sara Ponzio, Tom Steele, Kareem Dossa, Michelle Nemits, Chad Jenkins, Lucia Mokres, Elaine Johnson, Anahita Kianavd
Emeritus Board Members: Kristi Budzinski, Angela Wilbourn, Dave Menshew, Hank Stern, and Romit Soni
Educator Advisory Panel: Nick Kapp
Depot Staff
Marisol VelaChiu
Managing Director
Maggie Pieper
Program Coordinator
Ryan George
Warehouse Support
Founding Partner
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Lab Partner Donors
Core Supporters
Sustaining Partners
In-Kind Donor Partners
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Education Partners
Community Partners
Volunteer Partners
School Districts We Serve
San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE)
San Mateo Union High School District
Gilroy Unified School District
Fremont Unified School District (FUSD)
East Side Union High School District (ESUHSD)
Mount Diablo Unified School District
Oakland Unified School District (OUSD)
Sequoia Union High School District
West Contra Costa Unified School District
Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD)
Castro Valley Unified School District
Elk Grove Unified School District
San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)
Milpitas Unified School District
Hayward Unified School District
Pleasanton Unified School District
Pleasanton Unified School District
Mountain View–Los Altos Union High School District
Winters Joint Unified School District
Ripon Unified School District
Delhi Unified School District
Lodi Unified School District
San Leandro Unified School District
Alameda Unified School District
Novato Unified School District
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
Fresno Unified School District
Institutions and Organizations We Serve
Making Waves Academy
Woodland Star Charter
Impact Academy of Arts & Technology
Sacred Heart Schools
Central Park Steam
Biochemistry Literacy for Kids
Lifespace Labs & Cyanotype Bio
Camp Curio
ASDRP
Millennium Charter
Amah Mutsun Land Trust
Obsidian Healing Camp
Animal Biome
Counter Culture Labs
Pawprint Prototyping
UC Gill Tract Community Farm
Lodestar Lighthouse Community Charter
Silicon Valley Career Technical Education
SFIOS
Roseland College Prep
UCDI Stem Squad
MWA
Schmal Science Workshops
BioCurious
Bay Area Environmental Research Group
St Leander School
Marinsky Academy
EUC
VOA Foundation
Vitality Biosciences
Habitat for Humanity
CNS Research Center
Project SciFi
American Black Beauty Doll Association
SLOPE labs
The Academy of Arts University
Merrit College Microscopy Program
GMJ Homeschool
MLK Research Facility
Cal Maritime Academy
Bay Area Environmental Institute
Bay Area Environmental Research Institute
Bay Area Environmental Institute
Bay Area Environmental Research Group
Redwood Botanical Garden
Lawrence Hall of Science
UCSF MLK Core Facility
UCSF
City College of San Francisco
BioPunk Labs
Touro University Nevada
Saint Mary’s College
San Jose State University
San Francisco State University
Skyline College
Merritt College
Cal State Fullerton
Cal State East Bay
CSU Chico
CSU Stanislaus
UC Davis
UC Berkeley
UC Santa Cruz
University Prep Academy
New Leaf Consortium
Borderless Academics
Phages for Global Health
Lighthouse Community Charter School
Sun Ridge School
Rise Academy
TEACH - NW
Urban Compassion Project
Bay Area Technology School
AHS & SLZUSD
Basb Independent
ILM Tree Homeschool Cooperative