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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Saumya Das
Massachusetts General Hospital, Department: Na
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Dyrnamix
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
Dr. Das is a co-founder of Dyrnamix and he has founders equity in the privately held company. The company is developing computational methods for analyzing extracellular RNA biomarkers to predict cardiovascular outcomes. The research project studies the role for circulating extracellular RNAs in heart failure. The results of the research may be of interest to the company. The institution 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.
Novel Role for Circulating extracellular RNAs in Human Heart Failure
Heart failure and its complications are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the United States. A better understanding of how the heart structure changes after stress may lead to discovery of new therapies to prevent adverse changes and worsening heart failure, and the development of novel blood markers that can identify at-risk patients who should be targeted early for close monitoring and treatment.
Filed on August 28, 2017.
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Saumya Das filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saumya Das | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | LQT Therapeutics | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Saumya Das | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | Dyrnamix | Value cannot be readily determined |
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