Project Lead(s): Tim Geary
On Jan 24, 2011 McGill University and McGill University scientist Dr. Timothy Geary received a $1-million grant for landmark research into addressing parasitic diseases through medicines derived from African biodiversity. The $1-million award is a collaboration among three funders: $500,000 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; $250,000 from Grand Challenges Canada; and $250,000 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
This project was funded through Grand Challenges Canada's Co-Funded Phase II GCE program, which aims to support innovation in low- and middle-income countries by co-funding Phase II grantees selected by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations’ Grand Challenges Explorations program.