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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Haval Shirwan
University of Louisville, Department: Microbiology/immun/virology
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FasCure Therapeutics, LLC
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
Entities, Nature of FOCI and Value: 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.
FCOI Determination
A financial conflict of interest exists, but it is manageable. The outcomes of the funded research may result in intellectual property of interest to FasCure. As both the PI on the study and an equity holder in the entity, Dr. Shirwan is uniquely positioned to benefit his external interest. Therefore, while it may be conservative to manage a what if, the institution has elected to do so in this case.
Improving the lead rF1-V plague vaccine using an SA-4-1BBL/alum adjuvant platform
No vaccine for plague is available in the US to protect the public from a future epidemic or bioterrorism attack. The main objective of this proposal is to fas track the development of the existing lead plague vaccine candidate by using a novel adjuvant system to improve efficacy. These studies will establish the vaccine formulation and characterize the role of different components of the immune system in vaccine protection. These data will guide future tests in primate models and human clinical trials.
Filed on March 15, 2016.
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Haval Shirwan filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haval Shirwan | University of Louisville | Conflict of Interest | FasCure | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Haval Shirwan | University of Louisville | Conflict of Interest | FasCure | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Haval Shirwan | University of Louisville | Conflict of Interest | FasCure | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Haval Shirwan | University of Louisville | Conflict of Interest | FasCure | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Haval Shirwan | University of Louisville | Conflict of Interest | FasCure | Value cannot be readily determined |
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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