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.
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
Dr. Zhang is co-founder of Singlera Genomics, Inc. (Singlera), and holds (b)(4) equity interest (value at (b)(4)) in the company. In addition, he serves as an unpaid scientific advisor, helping the company to replicate three patent technologies with exclusive licenses from UCSD and providing guidance on developing the technologies into commercial products.
Single-stranded sequencing using microfluidic reactors (SISSOR)
In this project we will design, optimize and validate a microfluidic processor that allow for ultra-accurate genome sequencing of single human cells with the error rate lower than one in 100 millions bases at the cost of $1,000.
Filed on September 02, 2015.
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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. | $100,000 - $149,999 |
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