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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Rudolph E. Tanzi
Massachusetts General Hospital, Department: Na
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Jefferson Pharmaceuticals
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
Dr. Tanzi has a financial interest in Jefferson Pharmaceuticals, a company primarily focused on developing Alzheimer’s disease therapeutics. The research project, which seeks to identify novel-drug sensitive resilience associated pathways in AD and drugs that enhance RA pathways, will establish the basis for a therapeutic intervention that can prevent or reduce cognitive decline related to AD. The results of the study could therefore be of interest to the company. 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.
The Alzheimer's Disease Resiliome: Pathway Analysis and Drug Discovery.
Project Narrative: There are individuals who remain cognitively intact despite the presence of neuropathological features associated with a fully symptomatic stage of Alzheimer's disease. The study discovers the pathways these resilient AD controllers have in common, and uses them to develop drugs that mimic their activity in a brain-in-a-dish model, and confirms that they protect mice against Alzheimer's. If we are successful, experiments on safe to use drugs could be performed to protect humans against Alzheimer's.
Filed on July 16, 2019.
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Rudolph E. Tanzi filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolph E. Tanzi | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | AZTherapies, Inc. | $20,000 - $39,999 |
| Rudolph E. Tanzi | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | Jefferson Pharmaceuticals | $20,000 - $39,999 |
| Rudolph E. Tanzi | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | AZTherapies, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Rudolph E. Tanzi | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | Amylyx Pharmaceutical Corporation | Value cannot be readily determined |
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