2009 Form 990-PF - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION 56-2618866
FORM 990PF, PART XV - GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS PAID DURING THE YEAR
RELATIONSHIP TO SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR
AND
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RECIPIENT NAME AND ADDRESS FOUNDATION STATUS OF RECIPIENT PURPOSE OF GRANT OR CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT
PRESIDENT FELLOWS HARVARD COLLEGE NONE TO SUPPORT A FOUR-YEAR QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
562,479.
HOLYOKE CENTER 609 509(A)(1)
1350 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
CAMBRIDGE, MA 021383846
PROJECT FOCUSED ON COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND
COMPLETION
PRESIDENT FELLOWS HARVARD COLLEGE NONE TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES THROUGH STRATEGIC
3,572,565.
HOLYOKE CENTER 609 509(A)(1)
1350 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
CAMBRIDGE, MA 021383846
USE OF DISTRICT, STATE AND CMO DATA THROUGH
DATA ASSEMBLY, PERFORMANCE DIAGNOSTICS, AND
PLACEMENT OF STRATEGIC DATA FELLOWS TO AID
LEADERSHIP DECISION MAKING
PRESIDENT FELLOWS HARVARD COLLEGE NONE MANOJ DURAISINGH OF THE HARVARD SCHOOL OF
100,000.
HOLYOKE CENTER 609 509(A)(1)
1350 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
CAMBRIDGE, MA 021383846
PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE U.S. WILL UTILIZE RNAI
SCREENING TO IDENTIFY CRITICAL DETERMINANTS
IN HUMAN RED BLOOD CELLS (ERYTHROCYTES) THAT
ARE REQUIRED FOR INVASION AND GROWTH OF THE
MALARIA PARASITE.
PRESIDENT FELLOWS HARVARD COLLEGE NONE THE PHYSIOLOGY OF THE TUBERCULOSIS BACTERIA
100,000.
HOLYOKE CENTER 609 509(A)(1)
1350 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
CAMBRIDGE, MA 021383846
DURING LATENCY IS NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD. BABAK
JAVID OF THE HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
IN THE U.S. WILL EXPLORE THE HYPOTHESIS THAT
LATENT BACTERIA ARE METABOLICALLY ACTIVE
DURING LATENCY. THE TEAM WILL USE NOVEL
GENETIC PROBES TO DETERMINE WHETHER
TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION OCCUR IN THE
POPULATION OF CELLS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
RE-ACTIVATION OF TB FROM MODELS OF LATENCY.
PRESIDENT FELLOWS HARVARD COLLEGE NONE TO SUPPORT A THREE-DAY CONFERENCE THAT IS
91,300.
HOLYOKE CENTER 609
FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
208 OF 519
FOCUSED ON WHAT TEACHERS AND THEIR SUPERVISORS
DO TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPROVE INSTRUCTION IN
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
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