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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Jason Bielas
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Department: Na
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Grail, Inc.
Intellectual property rights (e.g., royalties, patents, copyrights) not from the awardee Institution
Dr. Bielas is an inventor of certain deep sequencing technology (“CypherSeq”) that has been licensed by the Institution to Grail. As a result, Dr. Bielas is entitled to a share of royalties and equity. This project will utilize CypherSeq to sequence the mtDNA genome to resolve the landscape of mtDNA mutagenesis in breast cancer, and possibly identify other regions of the mitochondrial genome where mutation accumulation predicts pathological complete response in response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer. The outcome of this project could impact the utility and value of the Cypher Seq technology, which in turn could impact the value of Dr. Bielas’ ownership and intellectual property interests in Grail.
Delineating the mechanisms and clinical utility of mtDNA mutagenesis in cancer
Despite the mitochondrion?s well-known roles in metabolism and cell death, mitochondrial-targeted therapies have yet to be exploited to improve cancer therapies. We propose to leverage and expand upon our recent discoveries in mitochondrial tumor biology to i) develop better predictors of a cancer patient?s treatment response to guide clinicians and patients toward the best course of personalized therapy, and ii) transform the treatment of cancer by replacing therapies that have life-threatening toxicities with ones that are safe and effective.
Filed on March 24, 2017.
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Jason Bielas filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Bielas | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Conflict of Interest | Grail, Inc. | $80,000 - $99,999 |
| Jason Bielas | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Conflict of Interest | Grail, Inc. | $80,000 - $99,999 |
| Jason Bielas | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Conflict of Interest | Grail, Inc. | $80,000 - $99,999 |
| Jason Bielas | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Conflict of Interest | Grail, Inc | $80,000 - $99,999 |
| Jason Bielas | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Conflict of Interest | Grail, Inc. | $80,000 - $99,999 |
| Jason Bielas | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Conflict of Interest | Grail, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Jason Bielas | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Conflict of Interest | Grail, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Jason Bielas | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Conflict of Interest | Grail, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Jason Bielas | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Conflict of Interest | Grail, Inc | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Jason Bielas | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Conflict of Interest | Grail, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Jason Bielas | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Conflict of Interest | Grail, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Jason Bielas | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Conflict of Interest | Grail, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Jason Bielas | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Conflict of Interest | Grail, Inc | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Jason Bielas | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Conflict of Interest | Grail, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
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