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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Evangelos Kiskinis

Northwestern University at Chicago, Department: Pharmacology

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Disclosed Conflict of Interest with

Q-State Biosciences, Inc.

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

Q-State Biosciences, Inc. is a named collaborator for this Center and will be receiving a subcontract to perform work under this award. Q-State was selected as a collaborating partner by the Center PI, (b)(6), due to their unique expertise and capabilities; they are a leader in optical electrophysiology and have recording capabilities that are excellently suited to the goals of this project. Kiskinis, an Investigator involved in the Center, and leader of Project 2, has stock options in Q-State, which creates the perception of a potential conflict of interest that should be managed.

Listed Research Project
Channelopathy-Associated Epilepsy Research Center

Ion channels, proteins that allow the flow of ions into and out of cells, represent ~1% of all genes in the human genome. These genes represent the most commonly encountered cause of severe pediatric epilepsy. We propose to establish a research center to investigate genetic variants in ion channel genes commonly associated with epilepsy so we may learn how best to treat individuals with these disorders.

Filed on November 02, 2018.

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