Our labs. Our drugs. Our responsibility.
The Global Access to Essential Medicines Gap
http://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=k-dCHll_RA0
• 10 million people die each year from diseases that have
available cures
•1/3 of humanity does not have regular access to essential
medicines, and in the poorest parts of Africa and Asia this
figure rises to over 50%.
• During the 15 seconds it takes to read these sentences, 5
people have died from preventable causes. Only 10% of
drug Research & Development dollars go towards research
into 90% of the world’s health problems.
• UC San Diego’s total research expenditures for 2007-08
was $798 million. The National Science Foundation ranks
UC San Diego 6th in the nation in federal R&D
expenditures.
• The Milken Institute ranks UC San Diego 6th among the
world’s leading universities in the strength of its
biotechnology research publications and 8th in the number
of biotech patents issued.
• Thomson Scientific ranks UC San Diego the 7th highestimpact research institution in the nation from 2001-2005,
based on the citation impact of published research in
science and the social sciences: 2nd in the nation in
pharmacology, 4th in molecular biology and genetics, and
5th in the nation for clinical medicine.
The La Jolla Mesa: A Center for
Biomedical Research Institutes
*note: if you work in La Jolla, you must have a blue logo apparently
Chapter Snapshot
• Founded in 2005 but fizzled out in ’06-’07ish
• Revived in summer 2008, woohoo!
• Leaders:
• Taylor Gilliland, 2nd year, Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. Program
• Sujata Emani, 4th year, Biochemistry Ph.D. Program
• Chris Birch, 1st year, Medical School
• Katie Fitzpatrick, 2nd year, Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. Program
• Natalie Spritzer, UCSD alumni
• Email group members: 44
• Active Members: we want you!
• Contact:
• uaemucsd@gmail.com
• www.uaemucsd.wordpress.com
Philadelphia Consensus Statement
http://consensus.essentialmedicine.org
• Promote equal access to research.
•Require the inclusion of licensing terms in exclusive technology transfer agreements that
ensure low-cost access to health-related innovations in the developing world.
•Promote research and development for neglected diseases.
•Adopt policies promoting in-house ND research.
•Measure research success according to impact on human
welfare.
•Collect and make public statistics on university intellectual property practices related to
global health access.
Campus Leadership Organizational Chart
Chancellor
Marye Anne Fox
Sr. Vice Chancellor
Academic Affairs
Paul W. Drake
Vice Chancellor for Research
Arthur B. Ellis
Associate Vice Chancellor
for Research
George Tynan
Assistant Vice Chancellor for
Exec. Asst. to the
Technology Transfer &
Asst. Vice Chancellor
Intellectual Property
Candida Quranta
Jane Moores
Intellectual
Policy, Outreach & Licensing &
Property
Disclosure Services
Liaison
Services
Life Sciences Physical Sciences
Sr. Licensing Officers
Finance &
Operations
Technology Transfer & Intellectual Property
Services
3.2% of 2007
research expenditures
THE
LAUNDRY
LIST
- FOR EVERYONE:
+ get at least 20 students and 3 professors to sign the Philadelphia Consensus Statement
+ get at least 5 people to sign the letter to UCOP Yudof
+ spread the word!
- PCS SIGNATURES:
+ Roger Tsien: 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - [Sujata]
+ Associated Students (AS) [...] and Graduate Student Association (GSA) [Katie]
+ Student organizations
* Face AIDS, Arusha Project
* Fellowship of International Service and Health (FISH), Global Medical Brigades
* Amnesty International
* Alpha Epsilon Delta, Pharmaceutical Student Association, American Medical Student
Association
- EDUCATIONAL EVENTS:
+ panel of students who have studied abroad & done clinical work in a developing country
(partnership with Study Abroad Office and International Center) [Natalie]
+ teach in: “Global Access to Medicines Gap: The Role of Universities” with students and
professors [Taylor & ...]
+ panel of professors who work on drug development or neglected disease research
+ make presentations to classes in Third World Studies Program