$7 Million Grant (IMAGE) Washington University School of Medicine Caption Funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is aiding efforts by Washington University researchers to eliminate river blindness and elephantiasis, parasitic worm diseases common in parts of Africa and the Asia-Pacific. Joshua Bogus (lower left), global health research project manager for the university's team, meets with residents of a study site in Ivory Coast. Credit Issouf Sanogo/Agence France-Presse Usage Restrictions Credit to Issouf Sanogo/Agence France-Presse License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.