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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Zachary Kaminsky
Johns Hopkins University, Department: Psychiatry
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METHYX LLC
Other : Fiduciary role
The SFIs are related in that their values could be affected by the research. Upon review by the institution, it was determined that Dr. Kaminsky's SFIs could directly and significantly affect the design, conduct or reporting of his research under this award.
Neuroimaging epigenetics of prospective postpartum depression biomarkers
Postpartum depression (PPD) affects up to 18% of women in the general population and represents a serious health risk not only to the affected mother but also to the offspring, with potential deleterious outcomes including low cognitive performance, abuse, and infanticide. This study proposes to collect a prospective sample of women and assess for PPD risk using a novel epigenetic biomarker model, followed by longitudinal neuroimaging based identification of pre- depression endophenotypes in both a high risk population and in spontaneous cases from the general population. The study will stand as a proof of principle for pregnancy screening for PPD, translating into direct clinical benefit, and potentially identifying novel brain regions and endophenotypes susceptible to hormone and epigenetic interaction that will aid in our understanding of the molecular pathology of PPD and hold the potential to act as novel and modifiable therapeutic targets.
Filed on May 23, 2017.
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Zachary Kaminsky filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Kaminsky | Johns Hopkins University | Conflict of Interest | METHYX LLC | Value cannot be readily determined |
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