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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Bruce Freeman
University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh, Department: Pharmacology
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Complexa, Inc.
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
Dr. Freeman’s conflict arises due to his interest as an inventor of the intellectual property being evaluated/developed in this research, which the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Alabama, Birmingham licensed to Complexa. Dr. Freeman also has an ownership interest in the company.
Anti-Inflammatory Lipid Mediators in Asthma
The research plan is designed to test the beneficial metabolic and anti-inflammatory actions or an endogenously present class of modified fats, termed nitro-fatty acids. These molecules are also present in plants and natural oils, and are formed during digestion and inflammatory reactions. Because of the potent tissue-protective actions of nitro-fatty acids, they are being developed as new drug candidates and, in this proposed study, are being tested for an ability to treat obese individuals with asthma - a medical problem that has limited therapeutic options.
Filed on September 01, 2016.
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Bruce Freeman filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
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Bruce Freeman | University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh | Conflict of Interest | Complexa, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
Bruce Freeman | University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh | Conflict of Interest | Complexa, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
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