The Portes Foundation, in association with The Institute of Medicine of Chicago (IOMC), would like to thank all those who submitted proposals in 2017.

Full proposals were very impressive and congratulations to all. The Portes Foundation decided to award to:

Samual Dorevitch, MD, MPH, Associate Professor

University of Illinois School of Public Health

Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences

The project is Solar Powered Drinking Water Disinfection to prevent diarrhea in children in Western Kenya. 

Congratulation!

We look forward to 2018's opportunities and the outcomes of this opportunity.