From: Caleb Harper
Sent: Thursday, July 5, 2018 3:18 PM
To: Jeffrey E.
Subject: Re:

Checking back in on this

On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 11:40 AM jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com</=» wrote:

not of of the ba=lpark , can talk later in the weekm, =C240 what happened to the two you let go

<u>On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 11:32</u> AM, Caleb =arper
<mailto > > wrote:

I've ordered it :) thx

To do this id need to add depth to =y bio team, that's by far my weakest team in the lab currently. I =ecently let contracts lapse on Arielle and my molecular biologist as it wa=n't working out. I'd want to add the following team and wo=ld need to do a search to get the best. MIT won't let me hire PhD =esearch Scientists, and likely quality people wouldn't accept, wit=out secure multiyear funding. I'd propose 500k a yr for 3 yrs with=the expectation we evaluate progress after year one as to year 2 and 3.40=A0 The transparent cost break down is:

PhD plant physiologist - 80k base salary +56% mit res=arch OH (none goes to my lab or ML) + 20% benefits = 149, 760 k total co=t

PhD plant bioch=mist - 100k base salary + 56% mit research OH + 20% benefits = 187k tota= cost

Plant science tec= (JR) - 40k • 20% administrative OH - 48k total cost

100k prototyping budget + 20% materia= & services OH = 120k total cost =br>

= 500k a year / 3yrs

<=>r>

On my side I'll dedicate 2 out of our 4 =hipping containers for 3 years (target paid for install / dev etc but with=stock price decline is stopping support for non essential research) and my=salary is covered in other sponsored accounts plus my team of engineers on=staff (backend /front end software, data science , electrical, embedded sy=tems and mechanical engineers)

I know it's a big ask, and would understand if it*=99s out of ball park, but I think that's what it would take to mak= meaningful and rigorous progress on figuring out if plants can think and =ommunicate

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On Sun, Jun 17, 2018 at 6:10 PM Jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> =rote:

ill fund it, =A0 mancus0 also fun, .

On Sun, Jun 17, 2018 at 6:0= PM, Caleb Harper
<mailto > wrote:

Very...l wonder if I can prove=it •

=n Sun, Jun 17, 2018 at5:57 PM Jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com <mailto:jeevacatio=@gmail.com> > wrote:

fun isnt it

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