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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Augustine Choi
Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ, Department: Internal Medicine/medicine
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Proterris
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
Dr. Augustine Choi is the cofounder of Proterris, a private company that aims to develop carbon monoxide (CO) therapeutically.
The aims of the NHLBI funded research are to
1. To characterize the function of RIPK3 and MLKL in the pathogenesis of organ fibrosis;
2. To determine the pathogenic contribution of RIPK3-regulated fatty acid (FA) synthesis in fibrotic organs; and
3. To determine the role of the RIPK3 and the FA synthesis pathways in the therapeutic effects of CO in experimental lung and kidney fibrosis, and in human fibrosis.
The institution has determined that the third aim creates a financial conflict of interest because it overlaps with the business interests of Proterris.
Novel role of RIPK3-dependent necroptosis pathway in lung and kidney fibrosis
Project Narrative Fibrosis, which leads to progressive loss of tissue function and eventual organ failure, contributes significantly to the global burden of disease. These studies will uncover new candidate markers for disease severity, and also potentially identify new molecular targets for diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to managing patients with organ fibrosis, which are urgently needed.
Filed on September 14, 2017.
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Augustine Choi filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustine Choi | Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ | Conflict of Interest | Proterris | Value cannot be readily determined |
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