Dollars for Profs
Dig Into University Researchers' Outside Income and Conflicts of Interest
Published Dec. 6, 2019
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Conflict of Interest
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Anna Greka
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department: Na
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Goldfinch Biopharma, Inc.
Payment for services (e.g., consulting fees, honoraria, paid authorship)
The research proposes to define the molecular mechanisms by which TRPC channels lead to proteinuria and FSGS, and identify and validate inhibitors of these channels as novel therapeutics for the treatment of FSGS. Goldfinch Biopharma is a startup biotechnology company that aims to identify, validate, and pursue novel therapeutic targets to treat progressive kidney diseases. The company focuses on developing genetic‐based therapeutic treatments for Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). The company does not currently have any drugs on its pipeline. The committee determined that the aims of the research were relevant to the company’s genetic research and pharmacologic intervention efforts. It further determined that since the company was still in the early stages of formation, the research results could affect the company’s business orientation and research direction, and concluded that the financial interest was related to the research as defined by the PHS regulations, and given its nature and magnitude, the financial interest could directly and significantly affect the design, conduct, or reporting of the research. Therefore, the financial interest in connection with the research constitutes a Financial Conflict of Interest under PHS regulations.
Role of TRPC5 channel inhibition in the treatment of glomerular disease
The goal of this revised application is to define in vivo the molecular mechanisms by which TRPC5 channels cause proteinuric kidney disease progression, and how blocking TRPC5 channel activity may be a new therapeutic option for FSGS.
Filed on September 01, 2017.
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Anna Greka filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Greka | Brigham and Women's Hospital | Conflict of Interest | Goldfinch Biopharma, Inc. | $250,000 - $299,999 |
| Anna Greka | Brigham and Women's Hospital | Conflict of Interest | Goldfinch Biopharma, Inc. | $250,000 - $299,999 |
| Anna Greka | Brigham and Women's Hospital | Conflict of Interest | Goldfinch Biopharma, Inc. | $20,000 - $39,999 |
| Anna Greka | Brigham and Women's Hospital | Conflict of Interest | Goldfinch Biopharma, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Anna Greka | Brigham and Women's Hospital | Conflict of Interest | Goldfinch Biopharma, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
Notes: When a more specific filing date is not available for an individual financial disclosure or conflict of interest form, we use the year the form was filed. If the year was not disclosed, we report the range of years covered by our public records requests. In a few cases, a start date was provided instead of a filing date. In those cases, we use the start date instead.
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