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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Sheng-Kwei Song
Washington University, Department: Radiation Diagnostic/oncology
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DxGPS
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
The committees determined Dr. Song's personal financial relationship with DxGPS, related to the above referenced research, creates a financial conflict of interest due to the following reasons:
•Dr. Song’s personal financial relationship are related to the research because the research is evaluating a product licensed by DxGPS.
•Dr. Song is entitled to future royalties from the licensing of the intellectual property (IP), which is evaluated in the above listed research being conducted at WU
•The primary focus of DxGPS, an entity with which Dr. Song owns equity, is to commercialize the D-Histo IP, which is a code correction for the DBSI IP being developed and evaluated in the research listed above.
•The outcomes of the research could directly benefit DxGPS.
•Since Dr. Song owns equity in the company, he could directly benefit should the company’s equity value increase as a result of the study.
•Dr. Song’s role, as identified below, could directly affect the study.
While the committees determined financial conflicts of interest exist, they concluded sufficient mechanisms exist to ensure the objectivity and integrity of the research and adequate protections are in place for the human research participants, based on the following reasons:
• Dr. Song is uniquely qualified by virtue of your expertise and experience, and the research could not be conducted as effectively without his involvement.
• There will be non-conflicted individuals involved in the data collection and data analysis.
• The human study portion of the research is low-risk to patients and will not be used to impact clinical care.
• The preclinical portion of the research is basic in nature and in its early stages.
• The studies are evaluating the DBSI IP, which may have limited benefit to the development of D-Histo, the primary purpose of DxGPS.
• Additionally, a plan has been developed to mitigate the financial conflicts of interest, which is outlined below.
IMAGING OPTIC NERVE FUNCTION AND PATHOLOGY
While the structure of the proximal (intraocular) portions of the anterior visual pathway can be visualized using light-based imaging techniques, such as optical coherence tomography (OCT), the integrity of the distal portion (the optic nerve, optic chiasm, and optic tract) is not amenable to this approach. This is a fundamental limitation because optic nerve pathology plays a central role in the etiology of glaucoma, optic neuritis, and related diseases. We are seeking to develop a novel imaging technique, diffusion basis spectrum imaging (DBSI), to noninvasively and simultaneously assess optic nerve anatomy, function, and pathology is a single setting.
Filed on October 05, 2017.
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Sheng-Kwei Song filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheng-Kwei Song | Washington University | Conflict of Interest | DXGPS | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Sheng-Kwei Song | Washington University | Conflict of Interest | DXGPS | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Sheng-Kwei Song | Washington University | Conflict of Interest | DxGPS | Value cannot be readily determined |
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