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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Bernardo Sabatini
Harvard Medical School, Department: Biology
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Optogenix
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
Dr. Sabatini is a founder of Optogenix, a company that produces and sells tapered optical fibers. The outcomes of the research could be meaningful to the company. The research project proposes to develop tapered optical fibers with optical ports to perform optogenetic manipulations and monitoring of spatially separated groups of neurons. The research will extend this technology to incorporate electrical contacts, and pre-formulated viral preparations for novel classes of tapered fiber-based optogenetic experiments.
Controlling the spatial extent of light-based monitoring and manipulation of neural activity in vivo
Project Narrative We will develop and implement novel technologies to record from and manipulate neurons in the brains of behaving mammals. We will develop tapered optical fibers with optical ports to perform optogenetic manipulations and monitoring of spatially separated groups of neurons. We will extend this technology to incorporate electrical contacts, and pre-formulated viral preparations for novel classes of tapered fiber-based optogenetic experiments.
Filed on October 03, 2018.
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Bernardo Sabatini filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernardo Sabatini | Harvard Medical School | Conflict of Interest | OptogeniX | >$600,000 |
| Bernardo Sabatini | Harvard Medical School | Conflict of Interest | OptogeniX | $10,000 - $19,999 |
| Bernardo Sabatini | Harvard Medical School | Conflict of Interest | OptogeniX | $5,000 - $9,999 |
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