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
U OF MASSACHUSETTS WORCESTER NONE THE NEUROTRANSMITTER OCTOPAMINE IS UNIQUE TO
100,000.
55 LAKE AVENUE NORTH 170(C)(1)
WORCESTER, MA 01655
THE INVERTEBRATE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND PLAYS A
CRUCIAL ROLE IN INVERTEBRATE BEHAVIOR AND
FERTILITY. MARK ALKEMA OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
MASSACHUSETTS IN THE U.S. WILL ATTEMPT TO
DESIGN DRUGS TO DISRUPT THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF
OCTOPAMINE AS A NEW STRATEGY TO INTERFERE WITH
THE LIFECYCLE OF INVERTEBRATE PARASITES.
U OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NJ NONE TO EXAMINE HOW MODULATION OF HOST IMMUNE
1,637,958.
683 HOES LANE 170(C)(1)
PISCATAWAY, NJ 08854
PRESSURE WITH A SMALL MOLECULE CAN ENHANCE THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF TB CHEMOTHERAPY
U OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL NONE TO PROVIDE THE EVIDENCE BASE FOR IMPROVING THE
1,100,000.
OFFICE OF SPONSORED RESEARCH 509(A)(1)
104 AIRPORT DR SUITE 2200 CB
CHAPEL HILL, NC 275991350
NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF LACTATING WOMEN AND
THEIR INFANTS IN RESOURCE-POOR SETTINGS WITH
HIGH HIV PREVALENCE BY USING LIPID-BASED
MICRONUTRIENT-RICH SUPPLEMENTS (LNS)
U OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL NONE TO ASSESS POTENTIAL ETIOLOGIES FOR THE DELAYED
1,798,331.
OFFICE OF SPONSORED RESEARCH 509(A)(1)
104 AIRPORT DR SUITE 2200 CB
CHAPEL HILL, NC 275991350
HEPATIC AND RENAL TOXICITY OF PAFURAMIDINE
U OF TEXAS SW MEDICAL CTR AT DALLAS NONE JOHN ABRAMS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
100,000.
5323 HARRY HINES BLVD 170(C)(1)
DALLAS, TX 75390
FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
278 OF 519
MALEATE
SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER IN THE U.S. WILL
UTILIZE NOVEL MUTAGENESIS AND SELECTION
STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP NEW VARIANTS OF THE CRY
PROTEIN, A TOXIN PRODUCED THE PATHOGEN BT, IN
AN EFFORT TO CREATE CUSTOMIZED INSECTICIDES
THAT CAN SELECTIVELY TARGET DISEASE VECTORS
WITHOUT HARMING HUMANS AND NON-TARGET SPECIES.
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