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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Benjamin Pugh

Pennsylvania State University Univ Park, Department: Biochemistry

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Disclosed Conflict of Interest with

Peconic, LLC

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

The technology patented by PSRF and used by Peconic was based in part on findings from this project. Dr. Pugh runs samples through his University laboratory and sometimes analyzes the measurements through Peconic, other times analysis is simply done in his University lab. The Committee determined a conflict existed based on potential perceptions of affecting the design, conduct or reporting of the research.

Listed Research Project
Genome-Wide Regulation of the TATA Binding Protein

Human health is highly dependent upon the proper functioning of our genes (biological instructions). This project will contribute to a greater understanding of how genes function by determining how the protein machinery that reads genes assembles on a global scale.

Filed on August 05, 2013.

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Name Institution Type Company Disclosed Value
Benjamin Pugh Pennsylvania State University Univ Park Conflict of Interest Peconic, LLC $10,000 - $19,999
Benjamin Pugh Pennsylvania State University Univ Park Conflict of Interest Peconic, LLC Value cannot be readily determined
Benjamin Pugh Pennsylvania State University Univ Park Conflict of Interest Peconic, LLC $40,000 - $59,999
Benjamin Pugh Pennsylvania State University Univ Park Conflict of Interest Peconic, LLC $20,000 - $39,999
Benjamin Pugh Pennsylvania State University Univ Park Conflict of Interest Peconic, LLC $40,000 - $59,999
Benjamin Pugh Pennsylvania State University Univ Park Conflict of Interest Peconic, LLC $40,000 - $59,999
Benjamin Pugh Pennsylvania State University Univ Park Conflict of Interest Peconic, LLC $40,000 - $59,999
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Notes: When a more specific filing date is not available for an individual financial disclosure or conflict of interest form, we use the year the form was filed. If the year was not disclosed, we report the range of years covered by our public records requests. In a few cases, a start date was provided instead of a filing date. In those cases, we use the start date instead.

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