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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Charles Brenner

University of Iowa, Department: Internal Medicine/medicine

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Disclosed Conflict of Interest with

ChromaDex, Inc.

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

Since Dr. Brenner has equity in and receives payment for consulting from the company whose product is being evaluated, and receives royalties from the company for the product being evaluated, bias or influence could be introduced into the research. Based on this analysis, we have determined that the interests could directly and significantly affect the design, conduct, or reporting of the PHS-funded research, or have the appearance of doing so.

Listed Research Project
Evaluating NAD Supplementation as a Novel Treatment for Arrhythmias

Abnormalities in cardiac sodium channels cause inherited arrhythmias syndromes complicated by sudden death and are present in acquired heart conditions with sudden death such as heart failure. NAD+ and related cellular metabolites important for cellular energy and redox metabolism control posttranslational modifications on the cardiac sodium currents. This application will determine how metabolism alters sodium channel structure and function, and whether manipulation of the NAD+ metabolome can be used to increase sodium currents and prevent arrhythmias.

Filed on May 13, 2019.

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Name Institution Type Company Disclosed Value
Charles Brenner University of Iowa Conflict of Interest ChromaDex, Inc. $40,000 - $59,999
Charles Brenner University of Iowa Conflict of Interest ChromaDex, Inc. $20,000 - $39,999
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