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Grand Challenges: Integrating Tradition and Technology for Fermented Foods for Maternal Nutrition

Technovation Girls Program to introduce New Technology Option

Deadline: 6-Jan-21

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is currently seeking applications for the Grand Challenges “Integrating Tradition and Technology for Fermented Foods for Maternal Nutrition”.

This call seeks to fund pilot studies that investigate the biological effect of traditional locally fermented foods on the key microbiome, gut, and health biomarkers in local populations. The goal is to provide investigators in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia with the resources to build local capacity to investigate fermented foods as novel maternal nutrition interventions.

In particular, sequencing technology – a transformative tool that has enabled in-depth investigation of microbial communities – will be provided to all investigators to democratize the ability to investigate foods and health effects, and build local capacity. Ultimately, the goal is to empower local communities to develop geography and culture-specific interventions powered by fermentation, in-country.

Proposals should specifically address the following core elements, but investigators are welcome to propose creative strategies and designs to accomplish the core goals of this call and account for local cultural traditions. In addition, it is expected that the study design will be refined after award through a collaborative forum involving other awardees and the foundation:

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