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Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) Public Disclosures
To ensure public transparency of Investigators’ FCOI, Investigators determined to have an FCOI related to research funded by certain federal sponsors will have their FCOI posted on this page. See GIM 10 for details.
This page was last updated on September 11th, 2025. It will be updated on at least an annual basis and within 60 days of identifying new FCOI.
| Investigator Name | Investigator Title | Investigator Role | Nature of Interest | FCOI Entity* | Approx. Dollar Value | Review Requested |
| Mark P Jensen | Professor Without Tenure, Rehabilitation Medicine | Principal Investigator | Equity interest | HypnoScientific, Inc. | Indeterminate | 8/11/2025 |
| David L Mack | Professor | Principal Investigator | Equity interest | Kinea Bio | $0-$4,999 | 7/23/2025 |
| David L Mack | Professor | Principal Investigator | Intellectual property | Kinea Bio | Indeterminate | 7/23/2025 |
| Jeff Chamberlain | Professor Without Tenure, Neurology | Co-Investigator | Equity interest | KineaBio | $150,000-$199,999 | 7/23/2025 |
| Jeff Chamberlain | Professor Without Tenure, Neurology | Co-Investigator | Intellectual property | KineaBio | $0-$4,999 | 7/23/2025 |
| Ashleigh B Theberge | Associate Professor, Chemistry | Application PI | Equity interest | Seabright | $20,000-$39,999 | 7/22/2025 |
| Jesse Erasmus | Acting Assistant Professor | Co-Investigator | Compensation | HDT Bio Corp | $150,000-$199,999 | 7/16/2025 |
| Jesse Erasmus | Acting Assistant Professor | Co-Investigator | Equity interest | HDT Bio Corp | Indeterminate | 7/16/2025 |
| Jesse Erasmus | Acting Assistant Professor | Co-Investigator | Intellectual property | HDT Bio Corp | $0-$4,999 | 7/16/2025 |
| Michael Regnier | Professor, Bioengineering | Principal Investigator | Equity interest | StemCardia | $0-$4,999 | 7/3/2025 |
| Michael Regnier | Professor, Bioengineering | Principal Investigator | Intellectual property | StemCardia | $0-$4,999 | 7/3/2025 |
| Mary L. ‘Nora’ Disis | Professor Without Tenure, Deans: Research And Grad | Principal Investigator | Equity interest | Epithany | $0-$4,999 | 6/25/2025 |
| Jeffrey Nivala | Assistant Professor | Principal Investigator | Compensation | Oxford Nanopore Technologies | $20,000-$39,999 | 5/23/2025 |
| Jeffrey Nivala | Assistant Professor | Principal Investigator | Equity interest | Oxford Nanopore Technologies | $350,000-$399,999 | 5/23/2025 |
| Jeffrey Nivala | Assistant Professor | Principal Investigator | Intellectual property | Oxford Nanopore Technologies | $5,000-$9,999 | 5/23/2025 |
| Nancy Allbritton | Dean | Principal Investigator | Equity interest | Piccolo Biosystems | Indeterminate | 3/31/2025 |
| Clemens Grassberger | Non-Academic Affiliate | Principal Investigator | Equity interest | OncAI | $40,000-$59,999 | 3/3/2025 |
| Deborah Lynn Fuller | Professor, Microbiology | Award Preparer | Equity interest | Anivive | $0-$4,999 | 8/22/2024 |
| Deborah Lynn Fuller | Professor, Microbiology | Award Preparer | Equity interest | HDT Bio | Indeterminate | 8/22/2024 |
| Deborah Lynn Fuller | Professor, Microbiology | Award Preparer | Equity interest | Orlance, Inc. | $0-$4,999 | 8/22/2024 |
| Shiri Levy | Acting Instructor | Co-Investigator | Equity interest | Histone Therapeutics Corp | $0-$4,999 | 8/21/2024 |
| Shiri Levy | Acting Instructor | Co-Investigator | Intellectual property | Histone Therapeutics Corp | $0-$4,999 | 8/21/2024 |
| Jeff Chamberlain | Professor Without Tenure, Neurology | Principal Investigator | Compensation | Solid Biosciences | $20,000-$39,999 | 8/1/2024 |
| Jeff Chamberlain | Professor Without Tenure, Neurology | Principal Investigator | Equity interest | Solid Biosciences | $10,000-$19,999 | 8/1/2024 |
| Jeff Chamberlain | Professor Without Tenure, Neurology | Principal Investigator | Reimbursed or sponsored travel | Solid Biosciences | $0-$4,999 | 8/1/2024 |
| Benjamin S Freedman | Asoc Professor Without Tenure, Department Of Medic | Multiple PI | Equity interest | Plurexa LLC | Indeterminate | 6/26/2024 |
| Liangcai Gu | Associate Professor, Biochemistry | Principal Investigator | Equity interest | TopoGene Inc | Indeterminate | 6/13/2024 |
| Liangcai Gu | Associate Professor, Biochemistry | Principal Investigator | Equity interest | TopoGene, Inc | Indeterminate | 6/13/2024 |
| Jonathan T.C. Liu | Professor, Mechanical Engineering | Principal Investigator | Equity interest | Alpenglow Biosciences Inc. | $60,000-$79,999 | 5/14/2024 |
| Jeff Thiel | Research Scientist/Engineer 2, Apl, Michael Bailey | Other | Compensation | SonoMotion | $5,000-$9,999 | 5/3/2024 |
| Jeff Thiel | Research Scientist/Engineer 2, Apl, Michael Bailey | Other | Reimbursed or sponsored travel | SonoMotion | $0-$4,999 | 5/3/2024 |
| Jens Gundlach | Professor, Physics | Principal Investigator | Compensation | Illumina, continued | $150,000-$199,999 | 4/17/2024 |
| Jens Gundlach | Professor, Physics | Principal Investigator | Equity interest | Illumina, continued | Indeterminate | 4/17/2024 |
| Jeff Chamberlain | Professor Without Tenure, Neurology | Multiple PI | Equity interest | Kinea | $150,000-$199,999 | 3/25/2024 |
| Jeff Chamberlain | Professor Without Tenure, Neurology | Multiple PI | Intellectual property | Kinea | $0-$4,999 | 3/25/2024 |
| Cole Trapnell | Professor, Genome Sciences | Multiple PI | Compensation | Scale Biosciences, Inc. | $40,000-$59,999 | 3/15/2024 |
| Cole Trapnell | Professor, Genome Sciences | Multiple PI | Equity interest | Scale Biosciences, Inc. | $0-$4,999 | 3/15/2024 |
| Scott R Kennedy | Associate Professor Without Tenure, Pathology | Other | Compensation | TwinStrand Biosciences | $150,000-$199,999 | 3/13/2024 |
| Scott R Kennedy | Associate Professor Without Tenure, Pathology | Other | Equity interest | TwinStrand Biosciences | Indeterminate | 3/13/2024 |
| Robert S. Miyaoka | Research Professor | Principal Investigator | Equity interest | Quant Inc. | Indeterminate | 3/1/2024 |
| Ian R Sweet | Research Associate Professor, Department Of Medici | Principal Investigator | Compensation | EnTox | $20,000-$39,999 | 2/15/2024 |
| Ian R Sweet | Research Associate Professor, Department Of Medici | Principal Investigator | Equity interest | EnTox | Indeterminate | 2/15/2024 |
| Wesley C Van Voorhis | Professor, Department Of Medicine: Division Heads | Co-Investigator | Equity interest | ParaTheraTech | Indeterminate | 1/19/2024 |
| Rosana Risques | Asst Professor Without Tenure, Pathology: Research | Principal Investigator | Compensation | TwinStrand Inc. | $20,000-$39,999 | 12/20/2023 |
| Rosana Risques | Asst Professor Without Tenure, Pathology: Research | Principal Investigator | Equity interest | TwinStrand Inc. | Indeterminate | 12/20/2023 |
| Georg Seelig | Professor, Electrical Engineering | Principal Investigator | Equity interest | Parse Biosciences | $5,200,000-$5,249,999 | 11/20/2023 |
| Michael H Gelb | Professor, Chemistry | Multiple PI | Equity interest | GelbChem LLC | Indeterminate | 11/15/2023 |
| Lori Arakaki | Prof Staff, Pediatrics: | Co-Investigator | Compensation | Opticyte | $150,000-$199,999 | 10/27/2023 |
| Lori Arakaki | Prof Staff, Pediatrics: | Co-Investigator | Equity interest | Opticyte | $0-$4,999 | 10/27/2023 |
| Li Sun | Research Scientist/Engineer 4, Biochem: Gu Lab | Other | Equity interest | TopoGene Inc. | Indeterminate | 10/3/2023 |
| Stephen D Hauschka | Professor Emeritus | Co-Investigator | Equity interest | Kinea Bio Inc | $0-$4,999 | 10/2/2023 |
| Stephen D Hauschka | Professor Emeritus | Co-Investigator | Intellectual property | Kinea Bio Inc | $0-$4,999 | 10/2/2023 |
| Michael Regnier | Professor, Bioengineering | Co-Investigator | Equity interest | Kinea Bio, Inc | Indeterminate | 10/2/2023 |
| Michael Regnier | Professor, Bioengineering | Co-Investigator | Intellectual property | Kinea Bio, Inc | Indeterminate | 10/2/2023 |
| Ka Yee Yeung | Â Professor | Principal Investigator | Equity interest | BioDepot LLC | Indeterminate | 9/21/2023 |
| Ling-Hong Hung | Research Assistant Professor, Set | Key Personnel | Equity interest | Biodepot LLC | Indeterminate | 9/21/2023 |
| Ling-Hong Hung | Research Assistant Professor, Set | Key Personnel | Intellectual property | Biodepot LLC | $0-$4,999 | 9/21/2023 |
| Barbrina Dunmire | Research Scientist/Engineer-Senior, Cimu | Co-Investigator | Equity interest | Sonomotion Inc | Indeterminate | 5/17/2023 |
| Adam D Maxwell | Research Assistant Professor | Co-Investigator | Compensation | Sonomotion, Inc | $0-$4,999 | 5/17/2023 |
| Adam D Maxwell | Research Assistant Professor | Co-Investigator | Equity interest | Sonomotion, Inc | Indeterminate | 5/17/2023 |
| Mathew Sorensen | Assoc Professor Without Tenure | Co-Investigator | Equity interest | SonoMotion | $150,000-$199,999 | 5/17/2023 |
| Mathew Sorensen | Assoc Professor Without Tenure | Co-Investigator | Intellectual property | SonoMotion | $0-$4,999 | 5/17/2023 |
| David Baker | Professor | Co-Investigator | Equity interest | Lyell | $4,000,000-$4,049,999 | 5/10/2023 |
| Yuli Wang | Research Scientist/Engineer-Senior (E S 10) | Application PI | Equity interest | Altis Biosystems, Inc | $200,000-$249,999 | 4/26/2023 |
| Gabriele Varani | Professor, Chemistry | Multiple PI | Equity interest | Ithax Pharmaceuticals | $0-$4,999 | 4/19/2023 |
| Karol Bomsztyk | Professor | Co-Investigator | Equity interest | Matchstick Technologies, Inc | $0-$4,999 | 2/2/2023 |
| Daniel T Chiu | Professor, Chemistry | Principal Investigator | Compensation | Lamprogen | $5,000-$9,999 | 11/17/2022 |
| Daniel T Chiu | Professor, Chemistry | Principal Investigator | Equity interest | Lamprogen | Indeterminate | 11/17/2022 |
| Ling-Hong Hung | Research Assistant Professor, Set | Key Personnel | Compensation | Biodepot LLC | $40,000-$59,999 | 9/22/2022 |
*Values in these columns are Investigator reported.