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
OFFICE OF CONTRACT AND GRANTS 509(A)(1)
LA JOLLA, CA 920930934
ANTI-MALARIAL STRATEGIES, INCLUDING DRUGS AND
VACCINES.
REGENTS U OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO NONE KAILASH PATRA OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
100,000.
OFFICE OF CONTRACT AND GRANTS 509(A)(1)
LA JOLLA, CA 920930934
SAN DIEGO IN THE U.S. WILL USE PROTEOMICS TO
EXAMINE GAMETOCYTE, ZYGOTE, OR OOKINETE
SURFACE PROTEINS OF THE MALARIA PARASITE TO
TEST THEIR REACTIVITY TO HUMAN SERUM COLLECTED
FROM MALARIA ENDEMIC REGIONS, AND TO IDENTIFY
NEW ANTIGEN CANDIDATES FOR MALARIA VACCINES.
REGENTS U OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO NONE KATE EDWARDS OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN
100,000.
OFFICE OF CONTRACT AND GRANTS 509(A)(1)
LA JOLLA, CA 920930934
DIEGO IN THE U.S. WILL TEST THE THEORY THAT
BRIEF BOUTS OF EXERCISE CONSISTING OF CYCLING
AND WEIGHT LIFTING WILL INCREASE ANTIBODY AND
CELL-MEDIATED RESPONSES TO A PNEUMOCOCCAL
VACCINATION ADMINISTERED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
REGENTS U OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO NONE HIGHLY INFECTIOUS "SUPERSPREADERS" OFTEN DRIVE
100,000.
OFFICE OF CONTRACT AND GRANTS 509(A)(1)
LA JOLLA, CA 920930934
FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
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THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS BUT ARE DIFFICULT
TO IDENTIFY AND TREAT. LEOR S. WEINBERGER OF
UCSD AND JAMES LLOYD-SMITH OF UCLA WILL DEVELOP
AND TEST ENGINEERED PSEUDOVIRUSES CALLED
THERAPEUTIC INFECTIOUS PARTICLES (TIPS), WHICH
CONDITIONALLY REPLICATE ALONG WITH THE PATHOGEN
AS IT SPREADS THROUGH POPULATIONS, BUT HAVE
THEIR VIRULENCE ELEMENTS REPLACED WITH
THERAPEUTIC ELEMENTS THAT SLOW DOWN DISEASE
PROGRESSION AND CURTAIL TRANSMISSION.
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