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
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY NONE GUIRONG WANG AND COLLEAGUES AT VANDERBILT
100,000.
465 21ST AVENUE SOUTH 509(A)(1)
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL STUDIES
NASHVILLE, TN 37221
UNIVERSITY IN THE U.S. HAVE RECENTLY
IDENTIFIED KEY SENSORY HEAT RECEPTORS USED BY
MOSQUITOES TO TARGET HOSTS. WANG WILL USE
THESE PROTEINS AS MOLECULAR TARGETS TO DEVELOP
INSECT REPELLENTS AND MASKING AGENTS THAT
BLOCK OR HYPER-STIMULATE THESE RECEPTORS AND
REDUCE THE ABILITY OF THE VECTORS TO FI ND
HOSTS AND SPREAD DISEASE.
VIETNAM MINISTRY NATURAL RESOURCES NONE TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM TO
1,948,217.
67 NGUYEN DU ST HAI BA TRUNG FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
HANOI
VIETNAM
ADDRESS THE SEVERE IMPACT OF AGENT ORANGE IN
VIETNAM INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
DIOXIN RESEARCH CENTER
VIETNAMESE FRIENDSHIP ASSOC SEATTLE NONE TO SUPPORT LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANT VIETNAMESE
35,000.
7101 MARTIN LUTHER KING WAY S 509(A)(1)
SEATTLE, WA 98118
STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
VILLAGE THEATRE NONE TO SUPPORT A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
250,000.
303 FRONT STREET NORTH 509(A)(1)
ISSAQUAH, WA 98027
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY NONE LUIZ OZAKI AND GAIL E. CHRISTIE OF VIRGINIA
100,000.
DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES 170(C)(1)
1101 EAST MARSHALL STREET
RICHMOND, VA 232980049
FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
306 OF 519
COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY IN THE U.S. WILL
GENETICALLY ENGINEER BACTERIAL VIRUSES TO CARRY
PEPTIDES THAT BLOCK THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
MALARIA PARASITES, SURVIVE IN THE MOSQUITO GUT,
AND SPREAD THROUGH VECTOR POPULATIONS. IF
SUCCESSFUL, THESE BACTERIOPHAGES COULD BE USED AS
"GENE DISSEMINATION TOOLS" FOR EFFECTIVE CONTROL
OF THE MALARIA.
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