<table><tr><th>From:</th><th>jeffrey E. &lt;jeevacation@gmail.com&gt;</th></tr><tr><td>Sent:</td><td>Thursday, July 5, 2018 3:25 PM</td></tr><tr><td>To:</td><td>Caleb Harper</td></tr><tr><td>Subject:</td><td>Re:</td></tr></table>

im ready . can discuss more when i return to s=ates next wed great

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On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 11:18 AM, Caleb Harpe= <blackened out> <mailto: wrote:

Checking back in on this

Thx

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<u>On</u> Mon, Jun 18,=2018 at <u>11:52</u> AM Caleb Harper <
<mailto > wrote:

That's exciting t= hear -

Arielle w=nted to get out of the lab and move back to NYC with her husband - got a b=ok deal and is consulting a food television show I think. She is still aro=nd as a directors fellow and is a resource as needed.

Molecular biologist just wasn*=80.t working out in terms of progress - not sure what he is doing now - =robably going back to neuroscience (I got him from the broad institute hop=ng his background could be usefully applied out of discipline in plant sci=nce)

On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at=11:40 AM jeffrey E. «mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com> not of of the ballpark , can talk l=ter in the weekm, what happened to the two you let go

On <u>Mon, Ju=</u> 18, 2018 <u>at 11:32</u> AM, Caleb Harper <
<mailto > w=ote:

I've=ordered it :) thx

To do=this id need to add depth to my bio team, that's by far my weakest=team in the lab currently. I recently let contracts lapse on Arielle and m= molecular biologist as it wasn't working out. I'd want to=add the following team and would need to do a search to get the best. MIT =on't let me hire PhD Research Scientists, and likely quality peopl= wouldn't accept, without secure multiyear funding. I'd pr=pose 500k a yr for 3 yrs with the expectation we evaluate progress after y=ar one as to year 2 and 3. The transparent cost break down is: =div dir="auto">

PhD plant physiologist = 80k base salary +56% mit research OH (none goes to my lab or ML) + 20% be=efits = 149, 760 k total cost

PhD plant biochemist - 100k base salary + 56% mit research O= + 20% benefits = 187k total cost

Plant science tech (JR) - 40k • 20% administrative OH - 48k to=al cost

100k prot=typing budget + 20% material & services OH = 120k total cost=C2*

= 500k a year /=3yrs

On my side l4r=99II dedicate 2 out of our 4 shipping containers for 3 years (target paid =or install / dev etc but with stock price decline is stopping support for =on essential research) and my salary is covered in other sponsored account= plus my team of engineers on staff (backend /front end software, data sci=nce , electrical, embedded systems and mechanical engineers)

I know it's a big ask, and wo=ld understand if it's out of ball park, but I think that's=what it would take to make meaningful and rigorous progress on figuring ou= if plants can think and communicate

Thoughts?

On Sun, Jun 17, 2018 at 6:10 PM jeffr=y E. <jeevac=tion@gmail.com <mailto:jeevacation®gmail.com» wrote:

On Sun= Jun 17, 2018 at 6:08 PM, Caleb Harper <mailto:  >>

Very...I =onder if I can prove it •

On Sun, Jun 17, 2018 at 5:57 PM Jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com<=a» wrote:

fun isnt =t

On Su=, Jun 17, 2018 at 2:31 PM, Caleb Harper < > wrote:

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