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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Esma Yolcu

University of Louisville, Department: Microbiology/immun/virology

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Disclosed Conflict of Interest with

FasCure Therapeutics

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

Individual holds equity position in FasCure. If the results of the award are successful, FasCure would be in a favorable position to license any resulting technology. As FasCure is a start-up company, the actual value cannot be readily determined.

Listed Research Project
Engineering pancreatic islets with TGβ protein to overcome rejection

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects more than 1% of the population worldwide. Insulin as a standard treatment, although effective in treating T1D, has major long-term complications, therefore, the development of novel approaches to prevent and treat T1D is a significant therapeutic goal. In this application, we propose a novel engineering approach to display an immunomodulatory protein on the surface of allogeneic pancreatic islets (a source of insulin producing beta cells) and use the engineered islets to cure T1D in a mouse model (NOD) of the human disease without continuous use of immunosuppressive drugs; If effective, this approach may have immediate and important implications for the use of allogeneic islets for the treatment of T1D in humans.

Filed on May 19, 2016.

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Name Institution Type Company Disclosed Value
Esma Yolcu University of Louisville Conflict of Interest FasCure Value cannot be readily determined
Esma Yolcu University of Louisville Conflict of Interest FasCure Value cannot be readily determined
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