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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Joseph Culver
Washington University, Department: Radiation Diagnostic/oncology
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Cephalogics
Payment for services (e.g., consulting fees, honoraria, paid authorship)
Based on WU’s Research COI Policy and the Procedures for Determining and Managing Research Financial Conflicts of Interests, the CIRC determined Dr. Culver’s personal financial relationship with Cephalogics, related to the above referenced research, creates a financial conflict of interest due to the following reasons:
• Dr. Culver’s personal financial relationship with Cephalogics is directly related to the research because he invented the DOT device and Cephalogics licenses the IP being evaluated in the research.
• Due to Dr. Culver owning equity in Cephalogics and will earn royalties from the sale and distribution of the licensed technology, he could directly benefit, should the company’s value increase as a result of the research.
• Dr. Culver’s role as Principal Investigator in design of the study, collecting/ analyzing/reviewing the data, reporting the results, oversight of the research, supervising individuals involved with the research, and as a mentor and collaborator could directly affect the studies.
While the CIRC determined Dr. Culver has a financial conflict of interest, it concluded adequate protections are in place for the human research participants and sufficient mechanisms exist to ensure the objectivity and integrity of the research based on the following reasons:
• The research risk of the device is very low to the participants.
• Dr. Culver will have no direct interactions with research participants.
• The company does not have an existing option to license new enhancements to the technology that may result from the research.
• Additionally, a plan has been developed to mitigate Dr. Culver’s financial conflict of interest.
High-Sensitivity DOT for Mapping Human Brain Function
Stroke, the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S., presents with the sudden onset of neurological deficits. During the acute phase of stroke (first hours to days after onset), brain injury evolves rapidly, and the preservation of viable brain tissue is the target of therapeutic interventions. This proposal aims to develop longitudinal optical neuroimaging for interrogating the integrity of brain networks in acute stroke patients at the bedside.
Filed on June 16, 2015.
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Joseph Culver filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Culver | Washington University | Conflict of Interest | Cephalogics | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Joseph Culver | Washington University | Conflict of Interest | Cephalogics | Value cannot be readily determined |
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