Updated on: 23 February 2022

Roles in: Z_INACTIVE_Neuromuscular Group

1. In the past 36 months have you accepted the following from a commercial organisation with a financial interest in the broad topic area of the Group/Unit?

a) Support for attending meetings, including sabbaticals and study tours (this covers travel, accommodation and/or hospitality)?
No

b) Payment or honoraria for lectures, presentations, speaker bureaus, manuscript writing, or educational events?
No

c) Fees for organising education?
No

d) Grants and contracts?
No

e) Funds for a member of staff?
No

f) Fees for consulting?
Yes - Consultancies over last 18 months: Acceleron Pharma, Pharnext, Passage Bio, Inc.

g) Royalty or licences payments?
No

h) Payment for expert testimony?
No

i) Payment for a fellowship?
No

j) Payment for participation on a Data Safety Monitoring Board, Advisory Board, or Guideline Panel?
No

k) Payment for a leadership or other fiduciary role in other board, society, committee, or advocacy group?
No

2. In the past 36 months have you, your spouse/partner or an immediate family member been employed by or do you or they own a commercial organization with a financial interest in the broad topic area of the Group/Unit?
No

3. Do you own stocks or shares in a commercial organization with a financial interest in the broad topic area of the Group/Unit?
No

4. Do you hold any patents (planned, issued or pending) for products relevant to the broad topic area of the Group/Unit?
No

5. Do you have any other competing interests (financial or non-financial)?
Yes - Work in the Burns Group is supported by the Australian Government Department of Health (NHMRC-MRFF #1152226); US National Institutes of Health (NINDS #1U01NS109403-01, NINDS #U54NS065712); US Muscular Dystrophy Association (Idea Grant #876246); Charcot-Marie Tooth Association of Australia; Charcot Marie Tooth Association (USA); Cerebral Palsy Alliance; Diabetes Australia; Humpty Dumpty Foundation; Kids Neuroscience Centre, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, The University of Sydney. Consultancies over last 18 months: Acceleron Pharma, Pharnext, Passage Bio, Inc. He is a registered podiatrist working at The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia.