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
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA NONE HONGSHEN MA OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH
100,000.
2222 HEALTH SCIENCES MALL V6T1Z3 509(A)(1)
VANCOUVER
BC
CANADA
COLUMBIA IN CANADA WILL DEVELOP AN INEXPENSIVE
HAND-HELD DEVICE CONSISTING OF A SERIES OF
FUNNELS OF DECREASING SIZE THAT WILL SEPARATE
HEALTHY RED-BLOOD CELLS, WHICH CAN EASILY
SQUEEZE THROUGH OPENINGS, FROM
MALARIA-PARASITE INFECTED BLOOD CELLS WHICH
BECOME MORE RIGID. A SIMPLE INTEGRATED OPTICAL
SENSOR WOULD THEN COUNT STAINED CELLS IN THESE
VARIOUS STAGES TO DETERMINE THE STATE OF
INFECTION AND INFORM TREATMENT OPTIONS.
UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO NONE ANNETTE HABLUETZEL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
100,000.
PALAZZO DUCALE PIAZZA CAVOUR 19F I62032 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
CAMERINO (MC)
ITALY
CAMERINO IN ITALY SEEKS TO DEVELOP A
MICROPELLET FOOD FOR MOSQUITO LARVAE MADE FROM
NON-TOXIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS. THESE PELLETS,
WHEN INGESTED BY THE TRANSPARENT LARVAE, ARE
ACTIVATED BY SUNLIGHT AND KILL THE LARVAE,
LEAVING OTHER ANIMALS UNHARMED.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO NONE TO FUND NEW SCHOOLS AND ASSIST OTHER
1,094,351.
URBAN EDUCATION INSTITUTE 509(A)(1)
1313 E 60TH STREET
CHICAGO, IL 60637
ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DESIGN AND INCUBATION OF
NEW SCHOOLS
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO NONE TO DEVELOP A SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORK AND
543,271.
URBAN EDUCATION INSTITUTE 509(A)(1)
1313 E 60TH STREET
CHICAGO, IL 60637
FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
289 OF 519
ADVISORY CURRICULUM FOR SUPPORTING STUDENTS
WITH HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND CAREER PLANNING
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