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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Wenyuan Shi

University of California Los Angeles, Department: Dentistry

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Disclosed Conflict of Interest with

C3 Jian, Inc.

Disclosed Value
Listed Reason
Payment for services (e.g., consulting fees, honoraria, paid authorship)

Professor Shi has disclosed that he serves as Chief Scientific Advisor for C3 Jian, is chair of the scientific advisory board and is the company’s Executive Vice President. Dr. Shi received approval under APM 025 to engage in these activities. The prior approval which currently extends through June 30, 2013 indicates that he will on a partial leave from the University in order to spend (b)(4) of his time on company activities.

Additionally Professor Shi owns (b)(4) shares of C3 Jian stock, which he valued at (b)(4). Per Professor Shi, this represents (b)(4) of the company’s outstanding shares. He received (b)(4) consulting income in the past 12 months and indicated that the company supported travel as part of his consulting, to promote the technology that the company is developing and to engage in fund raising activities for C3 Jian.

Professor Shi is the inventor of intellectual property regarding targeted antimicrobial therapy owned by The Regents and licensed to C3 Jian which is used in this study. The Regents acquired(b)(4) shares of C3 Jian stock as part of the licensing agreement.

Listed Research Project
UCLA Dentist-Scientist and Oral Health-Researcher Training Program

This is an institutional training grant for the UCLA School of Dentistry to develop a highly trained workforce in dental, oral and craniofacial research. Particular emphasis is on the training of dentist-scientists and oral health-researchers committed to research careers in oral, dental and craniofacial research.

Filed on June 27, 2013.

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Name Institution Type Company Disclosed Value
Wenyuan Shi University of California Los Angeles Conflict of Interest C3 Jian, Inc. Value cannot be readily determined
Wenyuan Shi University of California Los Angeles Conflict of Interest C3 Jian, Inc $40,000 - $59,999
Wenyuan Shi University of California Los Angeles Conflict of Interest C3 JIAN INC >$600,000
Wenyuan Shi University of California Los Angeles Conflict of Interest C3 Jian, Inc. >$600,000
Wenyuan Shi University of California Los Angeles Conflict of Interest C3 Jian, Inc >$600,000
Wenyuan Shi University of California Los Angeles Conflict of Interest C3 JIAN INC $40,000 - $59,999
Wenyuan Shi University of California Los Angeles Conflict of Interest C3 JIAN INC Value cannot be readily determined
Wenyuan Shi University of California Los Angeles Conflict of Interest C3 Jian, Inc Value cannot be readily determined
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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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