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
UNIV FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO NONE JULIO SCHARFSTEIN OF UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO
100,000.
AV CARLOS CHAGAS FILHO S/N FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
RIO DE JANEIRO
BRAZIL
RIO DE JANEIRO IN BRAZIL WILL STUDY WHETHER A
PRE-DOSE OF CAPTOPRIL, AN ESTABLISHED ACE
INHIBITOR AND ANTI-HYPERTENSION DRUG, CAN ALSO
INCREASE THE POTENCY OF VACCINES BY INCREASING
ACTIVATION OF DENDRITIC CELLS.
UNIV FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL NONE GUSTAVO FIORAVANTI VIEIRA OF UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL 100,000.
9500 BENTO GONCALVES CAIXA 15005 90501970 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
PORTO ALEGRE
BRAZIL
DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL IN BRAZIL WILL CREATE 3-D
COMPUTER MODELS OF VIRAL EPITOPES ANCHORED TO
DIFFERENT ALLELES OF MHC MOLECULES TO SEARCH FOR
"GENERALIST" EPITOPES THAT CAN BE USED TO
DEVELOP VIRAL VACCINES THAT ARE EFFECTIVE AGAINST
A BROAD SPECTRUM OF PATHOGENS.
UNIV NACIONAL AUTONOMA MEXICO NONE LOURIVAL POSSANI OF THE INSTITUTE OF
100,000.
DEPT MEDICINA FACULTAD DE MEDICINA C.P.06726 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
CUERNAVACA
MEXICO
BIOTECHNOLOGY AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF
MEXICO WILL INVESTIGATE THE ANTIMALARIAL
EFFECTS OF SCORPINE, A NEWLY IDENTIFIED
PEPTIDE FOUND IN THE VENOM OF SCORPIONS. THE
TEAM WILL TEST SCORPINE'S EFFICACY IN BLOCKING
K+ CHANNELS USED BY MALARIA PARASITES TO
REPLICATE IN MOSQUITOES. CREATING A NEW
GENERATION OF MALARIA-RESISTANT MOSQUITOES CAN
AID IN THE ERADICATION OF THE DISEASE IN
UNIV PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA NONE TO ELIMINATE CYSTICERCOSIS AND TAENIASIS FROM
1,867,460.
HONORIO DELGADO 430 URBAN INGEN 00031 REV PROC 92-94
LIMA
PERU
FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
286 OF 519
HUMANS.
AN ENDEMIC AREA IN PERU
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