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 GHANA NONE TO ESTABLISH A POSTDOCTORAL AND PHD PROGRAM AT
1,292,474.
PO BOX LG 25 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
LEGON
GHANA
THE NOGUCHI INSTITUTE, GHANA, A MODEL FOR
TRAINING YOUNG AFRICAN SCIENTISTS TO BE
REPLICABLE ON THE CONTINENT, TO BUILD A
CRITICAL MASS OF SCIENTISTS FOR
POVERTY-RELATED DISEASES CONTROL IN AFRICA
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA NONE URI SELOME MCKAKPO OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
100,000.
PO BOX LG 25 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
LEGON
GHANA
WILL DEVELOP AND TEST A RAPID DIPSTICK TEST
THAT UTILIZES MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES TO DETECT
PARASITE ANTIGENS PRESENT IN URINE OF INFECTED
INDIVIDUALS. USING THIS TECHNOLOGY, THE TEAM
HOPES TO CREATE A NEW DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR
MALARIA THAT REQUIRES MINIMAL TRAINING TO USE
AND DOES NOT DEPEND ON INVASIVE BLOOD SAMPLES
UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW NONE TO DEVELOP ROBUST IN VIVO IMAGING SYSTEMS THAT
2,000,000.
HILLHEAD G128QQ FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
GLASGOW
UNITED KINGDOM
CAN REPORT ON THE ACTION OF DRUGS AGAINST
TRYPANSOMONES WHICH WILL PROVIDE MODELS TO
EXPEDITE ASSESSMENT OF DRUG ACTIVITY AGAINST
CNS-RESIDENT TRYPANOSOMES WHICH WILL, IN TURN,
FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW DRUGS AGAINST
HUMAN AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS
UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG NONE MICHAEL LEBENS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG
100,000.
BOX 435 SE40530 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
GOTHENBURG
SWEDEN
FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
291 OF 519
INSTITUTE FOR VACCINE RESEARCH IN SWEDEN
PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A NEW ORAL CHOLERA VACCINE
USING A SINGLE CHOLERA STRAIN THAT EXPRESSES
ANTIGENS FOR BOTH THE INABA AND OGAWA
SEROTYPES, AS WELL AS PRODUCES CHOLERA TOXIN
SUBUNITS THAT ACT AS AN ADJUVANT TO STIMULATE
MUCOSAL IMMUNE ACTIVITY.
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