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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Rama Mallampalli
University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh, Department: Internal Medicine/medicine
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Koutif Therapeutics, LLC
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
Dr. Mallampalli's conflict arises due to his interest as an inventor of the intellectual property being evaluated/developed in this bench and animal research, which the University licensed to Koutif Therapeutics. Dr. Mallampalli also has an ownership interest in Koutif Therapeutics.
A New Genus of Ubiquitin-Based Anti-inflammatories for COPD
Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are major causes of death in the US and there are few treatments that prevent inflammation and slow disease progression. This inflammation is caused from the release of proteins, called cytokines and proteinases. We have discovered a new pathway of inflammation and discovered a unique drug that combats inflammation in emphysema. This discovery led us to propose a drug development program that eventually seeks approval by the FDA.
Filed on July 26, 2017.
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Rama Mallampalli filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
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Rama Mallampalli | University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh | Conflict of Interest | Koutif Therapeutics, LLC | Value cannot be readily determined |
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