Dollars for Profs

Dig Into University Researchers' Outside Income and Conflicts of Interest

Published Dec. 6, 2019

This database was last updated in December 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. There may be new or amended records not reflected here.

Financial doc
Filing Type

Conflict of Interest

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Eva Sevick

Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Department: Na

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Disclosed Conflict of Interest with

NIRF Imaging, Inc.

Disclosed Value
Listed Reason
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)

Dr. Sevick owns equity, has a controlling interest, and owns more than (b)(4) of the profits/ proceeds/ capital gains in NIRF Imaging, Inc. The company is a private, for‐profit company that will commercialize a camera device and contrast agents for lymphatic imaging (known as near infrared fluorescence). Dr. Sevick is an inventor of UTHealth‐owned intellectual property that is licensed to the company and this technology will be used in the research project.
Dr. Sevick is the Principal Investigator at UTHealth (subcontract) responsible for the design, conduct, and reporting of research, including all technical, programmatic, financial, compliance, and administrative aspects

Listed Research Project
AIBP Mediates a Novel Interplay between Cholesterol Metabolism and Lymphangiogenesis

Impaired lymphatic function may result in lymphedema, which is characterized by the accumulation of interstitial fluid typically in the extremities. Lymphangiogenesis, the generation of new lymphatic vessels, was shown in preclinical models to improve lymphatic function. We will characterize a novel mechanism by which AIBP-regulated caveolae abundance controls lymphangiogenesis. Our studies may contribute to the development of new therapy for lymphatic dysfunction.

Filed on June 02, 2016.

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Name Institution Type Company Disclosed Value
Eva Sevick University of Texas Hlth Sci Ctr Houston Conflict of Interest NIRF Imaging, Inc. Value cannot be readily determined
Eva Sevick University of Texas Hlth Sci Ctr Houston Conflict of Interest NIRF Imaging Value cannot be readily determined
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