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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Milan Mrksich

Northwestern University, Department: Biomedical Engineering

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Disclosed Conflict of Interest with

SAMDI Tech, Inc.

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

The goal of this research is to validate the use of the SAMDI technology for identifying molecular activities that underlie the generation and maintenance of cancer stem cells. The work has the broader goal of introducing an innovative strategy for understanding the regulation of cancer stem cells and may lead to new diagnostic approaches and targets for drug development. Professor Mrksich is a co-founder of SAMDI and has equity interests in the company, which has licensed intellectual property that is the foundation for this research activity. The close relationship of the licensed intellectual property and goals of SAMDI and this research activity result in a perceived conflict of interest that should be managed.

Listed Research Project
Epigenetic Profiling of Oral Cancer Cells

The proposed project will evaluate the use of an innovative peptide array technology to identify unique signaling pathways that operate in oral cancer stem cells. The growth of many cancers relies on this small population of cells, and the identification of molecular activities that are unique to these cells will offer new opportunities for early diagnosis and for drug development.

Filed on August 29, 2014.

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Name Institution Type Company Disclosed Value
Milan Mrksich Northwestern University at Chicago Conflict of Interest SAMDI Tech, Inc. $10,000 - $19,999
Milan Mrksich Northwestern University at Chicago Conflict of Interest SAMDI Tech, Inc. Value cannot be readily determined
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