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 SASKATCHEWAN NONE TO DEVELOP SINGLE DOSE VACCINES FOR NEONATES
851,204.
BOX 5000 RPO UNIVERSITY S7N4J8 509(A)(1)
SASKATOON
SK
CANADA
BY LINKING INNATE AND SPECIFIC IMMUNITY
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON NONE JEREMY WEBB AND COLLABORATORS OF THE SCHOOL OF
100,000.
MRC ENVIR EPIDEMIO S HAMPTON HOSP SO166YD FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
SOUTHAMPTON
UNITED KINGDOM
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL
SEARCH FOR UNIQUE PROTEINS THAT ALLOW
PNEUMOCOCCAL BACTERIA TO FORM BIOFILMS ON MUCOSAL
SURFACES. THE TEAM WILL USE LASER CAPTURE
MICRO-DISSECTION "LASER TWEEZERS" TO DISSECT
THESE BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES WITH THE GOAL OF
FINDING ANTIGENS COMMON TO ALL SEROTYPES AND
COULD BE USED AS THE BASIS FOR FUTURE VACCINES.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NONE TO INCREASE SUPPORT OF GLOBAL HEALTH
507,134.
USC DEPARTMENT OF CONTRACTS AND 509(A)(1)
837 WEST 36TH PLACE STO 333
LOS ANGELES, CA 90089
INITIATIVES IN ORDER TO REDUCE HEALTH
DISPARITIES AND DISEASE BURDEN
UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA NONE SIMON FOOTE OF THE MENZIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT
100,000.
ELLENGOWAN DRIVE 00909 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
DARWIN
AUSTRALIA
FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
298 OF 519
THE UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA IN AUSTRALIA WILL USE
'FORWARD GENETIC SCREENING' APPROACHES IDENTIFY
MUTATIONS THAT CONFER RESISTANCE AFTER EXPOSURE
TO MALARIA PARASITES. THE TEAM WILL USE THIS
POWERFUL INFORMATION TO DEVELOP DRUG THERAPIES
THAT TARGET THE HUMAN HOST AND MIMIC THESE
PROTECTIVE GENETIC EFFECTS.
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