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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Shivalingappa Swamynathan
University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh, Department: Ophthalmology
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University of Pittsburgh
Other : IP rights to UPitt
Dr. Swamynathan'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 of Pittsburgh patented.
Corneal Expression and Function of Slurp1
Corneal inflammation represents the most common reason for outpatient visits to an ophthalmologist. This project tests the novel idea that Slurp1, a proten that is abundantly expressed in the cornea and secreted to the tear film, is a molecular switch which suppresses chronic inflammation, and is reduced in pro-inflammatory conditions. The anticipated outcomes of this project will identify Slurp1 as a novel target for therapeutic intervention in managing inflammatory disorders of the ocular surface.
Filed on July 05, 2016.
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