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
Other : License fees from patents exclusively licensed to company through Harvard
OptogeniX is focused on developing and producing probes based on tapered optical fibers that deliver light into the brain and that are based on tapered optical fibers, for a very low-damage insertion. In his research, Dr. Sabatini will study fiber optics of a similar design to those developed by Optogenix. As such, Dr. Sabatini's financial interest in OptogeniX could directly and significantly affect the design, conduct or reporting of the research.
Novel optrodes for large-scale electrophysiology and site-specific stimulation
We will develop and implement novel technologies to record from and manipulate neurons in the brain of behaving mammals. We will develop novel active electrodes with 1000's of contact sites to increase the sampling of neurons in active circuits as well as tapered optical fibers with optical ports to perform optogenetic manipulations of select groups of neurons.
Filed on October 16, 2015.
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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 | Value cannot be readily determined |
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