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Dig Into University Researchers' Outside Income and Conflicts of Interest

Published Dec. 6, 2019

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Financial doc
Filing Type

Conflict of Interest

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Karen Aboody

Beckman Research Institute/city of Hope, Department: Na

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Disclosed Conflict of Interest with

Therabiologics, Inc.

Disclosed Value
Listed Reason
Other : Board of Directors Member

Therabiologics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing human neural stem cell (NSC)-mediated cancer therapies. Therabiologics’ TBX NSC platform has been engineered to deliver a diverse range of potent anti-cancer agents selectively to invasive cancer sites in order to maximize therapeutic concentrations at the disease target and minimize off target toxicities. Dr. Aboody is a Principal Investigator on the funded research grant to develop stem cell/nanoparticle constructs that can be used for targeted therapy. Given the similarities between the company’s product development and the aims of the grant, the interest was determined to be related.

Listed Research Project
Stem Cell/Nanoparticle Constructs for Targeted Ovarian Cancer Therapy

Our goal is to develop stem cell/nanoparticle constructs that can be used for targeted therapy. Our approach will enable not only new treatments for ovarian cancer, but also other cancers and potentially numerous other diseases like stroke that stem cells have been used to treat.

Filed on June 03, 2016.

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Name Institution Type Company Disclosed Value
Karen Aboody Beckman Research Institute/city of Hope Conflict of Interest Therabiologics, Inc. $10,000 - $19,999
Karen Aboody Beckman Research Institute/city of Hope Conflict of Interest Therabiologics, Inc. $10,000 - $19,999
Karen Aboody Beckman Research Institute/city of Hope Conflict of Interest TheraBiologics, Inc. $10,000 - $19,999
Karen Aboody Beckman Research Institute/city of Hope Conflict of Interest City of Hope $10,000 - $19,999
Karen Aboody Beckman Research Institute/city of Hope Conflict of Interest City of Hope $0 - $4,999
Karen Aboody Beckman Research Institute/city of Hope Conflict of Interest TheraBiologics, Inc. $0 - $4,999
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