Dollars for Profs
Dig Into University Researchers' Outside Income and Conflicts of Interest
Published Dec. 6, 2019
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Conflict of Interest
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Kun Zhang
University of California, San Diego, Department: Engineering (All Types)
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Singlera Genomics, Inc.
Payment for services (e.g., consulting fees, honoraria, paid authorship)
Dr. Zhang is a co-founder of Singlera. He receives compensation at (b)(4) for providing consulting and serving on the scientific advisory board, and holds (b)(4) equity valued at (b)(4). Singlera's main focus is on non-invasive genetic testing. This project is to develop a next-generation functional genetic screening method to enable high-throughput, information-rich, multi-dimensional study of genomic elements.
Next-generation Functional Genetic Screening of Un-screenable Traits
Project Narrative In this proposal we will seek to develop a next-generation functional genetic screening method to enable high-throughput, information-rich, multi-dimensional study of genomic elements. We expect our approach will greatly accelerate the functional annotation of genetic variants, including many variants of unknown significance, across various normal and diseased cell types and tissues. We anticipate this understanding will also enable us to program the genome for future medicinal and technological purposes.
Filed on November 22, 2017.
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Kun Zhang filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kun Zhang | University of California, San Diego | Conflict of Interest | Singlera Genomics, Inc. | >$600,000 |
| Kun Zhang | University of California, San Diego | Conflict of Interest | Singlera Genomics, Inc. | $0 - $4,999 |
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