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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Maria Franceschini
Massachusetts General Hospital, Department: Na
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Dynometrics, Inc.
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
Dr. Franceschini is on the Advisory Board and owns stock options in Dynometrics, Inc. The company produces devices for athletes to evaluate muscle performance by using NIRS and DCS technology to measure hemoglobin saturation. The research project is studying technology that is similar to the technology being developed by the company. The company could therefore have an interest in the results of this research. The Partners Committee on Outside Activities review panel evaluated the financial interest in connection with this research project and determined that, based on the close connection between the company's interests and the research, the financial interest could directly and significantly affect the design, conduct, or reporting of the research.
Gated Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy for functional imaging of the human brain
Project Narrative With this project we will develop a novel near-infrared spectroscopy system based on time-gated diffuse correlation spectroscopy (fDCS). The gated fDCS system will allow to use sources and detectors mounted close to each other (<1cm) in wearable optodes. This approach will provide fundamental improvements on depth and spatial sensitivity and will add blood flow functional measures to the conventional hemoglobin changes. The realization of time-gated fDCS optodes will result in a transformative impact in human neuroscience.
Filed on May 29, 2018.
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Maria Franceschini filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Franceschini | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | 149 Medical, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Maria Franceschini | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | 149 Medical, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Maria Franceschini | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | Dynometrics, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Maria Franceschini | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | Dynometrics, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Maria Franceschini | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | 149 Medical, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Maria Franceschini | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | 149 Medical, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Maria Franceschini | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | Dynometrics, 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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