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CHARLES L. HARPER JR.
Jeffrey Epstein
(I13 pages)
(Via e-mail: jeevacation(t4gmail.com)
November 4, 2010
Dear Jeffrey:
Thank you for a request for a proposal to support my activity to develop the
"Coptograrn in Nature"project you have envisioned.
I have delayed a few days in preparing a proposal to you. I have been engag-
ing in some depth in the topical material, pursuing various ideas and leads.
Especially I have wanted to identify exciting emerging talent by my own "tal-
ent scouting" rather than operate from the (excellent) list of names I have
already from Scott Aaronson and Seth Lloyd. This in part has had to do with
an interest to explore areas where work in cryptography has deeply engaged
biology and has also involved experimental discoveries and agendas.
The development in 1994 of DNA amputation theory and experiment by the
polymath and cryptographer Leonard M. Adelman initiated the rapidly ex-
panding field of molecular computation. From the start, this area of cross-
disciplinary research has engaged deep issues in cryptography. Indeed, it
deeply engages the P versus NP question, the deepest unresolved fundamen-
tal issue in basic computer science and cryptography today.
Recently some related and surprising new results have arisen in the study of
photosynthesis, where the first clear effects in "quantum biology" have been
measured quite strikingly. These relate to issues in evolution, quantum com-
putation and chemical simulation using (futuristic) quantum computers.
Also, the study of protein-folding interestingly connects deep issues in com-
puter science with the topical area of biomolecular computation. I have
wanted to get my teeth into some of these and related research agendas be-
fore writing the proposal to you. Though brief in terms of time expended,
my initial findings are very encouraging
By engaging in this rapid research, I also have wanted to clarify and refine
core ideas. The topic you have put forward is a fascinatingly deep and diffi-
cult which engages major unsolved problems in computation and biology.
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I have identified a number of outstanding young research leaders. These are
very exciting first-rate people, A small subset of these, I think, might mix-in
very creatively with those nominated by our (prospective co-chairs) Scott and
Seth.
One of my concerns has been to avoid gathering together a number of al-
ready closely-connected research colleagues linked with MIT: One expects
the lists of names I've obtained from them to have that bias to some degree.
My focus therefore has been to identify very-high-talent young innovators
who arc more engaged on the molecular biochemistry and bioengineering
side, compared to the pure computer science and quantum computational
physics sides, which I expect to be well covered by our prospective co-chairs.
Following this logic, in this document, I provide information in this docu-
ment on eight candidates working in computer science interfacing with com-
putational molecular biology. These represent the most interesting people I
have `discovered' from a longer list of recently-researched people I have been
investigating. 'The eight I am excited to let you know something about here
are:
Yaakov Benenson (ETH, Zurich-Basel)
Alan Aspuru-Guzik (Harvard)
Mohan Sarovar (UC Berkeley)
Peng Yin (Harvard)
Radhika Nagpal (Harvard)
David Solovcichik (CalTech)
Erik Winfree (University of Washington)
Gregory D. Scholes (Toronto)
Some details on each person are provided below., pages 5-13.
I hope you will find these explorations in talent-scouting to be interesting, as
I am aware that you are an outstanding talent scout yourself, and are well-
know in science for this gift combined with an extraordinary philanthropic
generosity to support gifted people creating deep innovations.
Practical maters and budgets appear on page 14 of this document.
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Please let me know if you'd like me to follow-up this document with a quick
visit. Do not hesitate to call. I'll be doing another project proposal for a cli-
ent on Friday, but can be available to catch a train to NYC or a plane to Flor-
ida on relatively short notice.
Thank you again.
Yours with gratitude for choosing such a deep and fascinating topic and chal-
lenge!
Charles Harper
PROJECT DISCUSSION
Some keys to enhance success in developing the project:
My expectation is that some keys to enhance success in developing the pro-
ject will be to:
-- have a clearly focused set of up one two or three catalyst-focus-challenge
questions. at the core of the project. (This for me is a core aspect of the
project which will take some time to get just right. For now, I have a set of
useful "vectors" in the right direction from discussions with Scott and Seth.)
--bring together extremely bright people crossing boundaries in such a way as
to open up possibilities for catalytic networking and cross-fertilization of re-
search agendas.
--be sure to choose a strong proportion of relatively young emerging talent.
--develop philanthropic incentives adjunct to the meeting in order to pro-
mote optimal preparation for innovative cross-fertilization of ideas and
agendas within the group.
--structure the location and time-plan of the meeting to allow for lots of un-
structured time involving some fun activities to allow people to mix & mingle
and have unstructured time to discuss ideas together.
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A key aspect if success in developing the meeting will be to generate strong
interest, excitement and attraction to people who might otherwise be de-
terred by risks. Anniversaries and celebratory occasions can be excellent
'motivators' and agenda-suspicion-diffusers for high-level academics. They
tend very much to enjoy celebration of special accomplishments in the de-
velopment of their fields of expertise, as well as personal opportunities to
honor field founders and field leaders. Therefore I have identified the fol-
lowing significant and variously appropriate scientific anniversaries for the
project for a meeting in 2011.
Field forming landmarks:
i)
75 years since Turing's 1936 paper, "On computable numbers, with an
application to the Entcheidungproblem." This paper was a key inspira-
tion towards the future work of Claude Shannon creating modern
cryptographt via his collaboration with Alan Turing at Bletchlcy
Park during WWII. (see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Shannon)
ii)
55 years since Kurt Gadd% 1956 letter to John von Neumann
first raising the P vow NP problem. (See:
http://rjlipton.wordpress.com/the-gdel-letter/ Also Lipton's new
book: The P=NP Question and Godes Lost Letter. )
iii)
40 years since the specific 1971 formalization of the P vs. NP prob-
km via 'Cook's theorem' in Stephen A. Cook's seminal paper:
`The complexi(y of theorem proving procedures."
(hurl 14mhz.de I cook.html)
iv)
35 years since the seminal 1976 paper of Whitfield Diffie & Mar-
tin Hellman which proposed basic ideas in modern cryptography
which in the same year stimulated a joint research effort at MIT
by Ron Riven, Adi Shamir and Leonard Adelman, and which lead
two years later in their development of the widely-used RSA
(Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) cryptosystem. (See:
htm://en.wikiredia.org/wiki/RSA
http://enAvikipedia.org/wild/Diffie—Hellman_key_exchange
http://people.csail.mit.edu/rivest/Rsapaper.pdf and
http://www.msri.org/people/members/sara/articlesitsa.pdf )
v)
30 years since Feynman's famous 1981 lecture at MIT, "Simulating
Physics with Computers," where the idea of a quantum computer was
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initially introduced. (See:
http://wwwwisdom.weizmann.acil/—naor/COURSE/feynman-s
imulating.pdf ) NB: Appropriately, Scott Aaronson was born in
1981 ! (See below.)
Birthe% connections:
iv)
Also, the pioneer of the field of molecular computing, and in-
ventor of both DNA computing and the RSA cryptosystem,
Leonard M. Adelman of USC, was born on December 31st,
1945. 2011 would be his 65th birthday year. This offers an op-
portunity for celebration.
v)
Also, Scott Aaronson was born on May 21st, 1981. He will be
30 in 2011. The conference could follow a theme of: "hurry to
think together with Scott Aaronson while he is still in his 20s
and not yet a pitiful over-the-hill geezer in his 30s") This offers
another nice opportunity for celebration.
NB: The year 2011 also marks 95 years since the birth and 10 years since the
death of Claude Shannon, ---the `father' of information theory• and modern
cryptography.
BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE RECENTLY RESEARCHED
EIGHT PERSONS ON MY NEW LIST, FOCUSED IN THE AREA
OF BIOMOLECULAR COMPUTATION
(ADDITIONAL TO THE -20 NAMES I HAVE FROM MEETINGS
WITH SCOTT AARONSON AND SETH LLOYD).
1. Yaakov Benenson (ETH, Zurich-Basel)
Yaakov Benenson is a brilliant and hugely innovative protege of Ehud
Shapiro at the Weizmann Institute. He has pioneered a number of new ap-
proaches in molecular biological computation. His publishing and placement
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record is outstanding. The nature of his work is apparent in the following
titles from a selection of his research publications:
Programmable and autonomous computing machine made of biomolecules.
(Nature 2001)
DNA molecule provides a computing machine with both data and fuel.
(PNAS 2003)
Molecular computing machines
(Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotcchnology. 2004)
An autonomous molecular computer for logical control of gene expression.
(Nature, 2004)
Bringing DNA computers to life: Tapping the computing power of biologi-
cal molecules gives rise to tiny machines that can speak directly to living cells.
(Scientific American 2006)
Biocomputers: from test tubes to live cells.
(Mol. Biosyst. 2009)
RNA computers in live cells: results and prospects.
(Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 2009)
Logic integration of mRNA signals by an RNAi-based molecular computer.
(Nucleic Acids Research 2010)
Rationally designed logic integration of regulatory systems in mammalian.
cells (Nature Nanotechnology 2010)
A quotation of particular interest to me was in his bio of the Harvard Sys-
tems Biology website: 'We also hope, thro*gb this work, to aneoverfundamental
prineOles pertaining to information processing by living galena, in math the same 0O as
the development of a steam engine led to the foundation of thertombwasnies."
Benenson recently was appointed to an ETH professorship (resident in a
new European bioengineering research complex based in Basel). See his
ETH bio here: Imp://mAntbsse.ethz.chhescarch/Profrssors/benenson cv
Also, see his recent Harvard Systems Biology "Bauer Fellows" program bio
here: Intri/sysbio.barvardxcluksb/rescarchibenenson,hrml
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Address: Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich,
Mattenstrasse 26, Basel, CH-4048 Switzerland ;
http://www.systemsbiology-phd.ethz.ch/research/index
( E-mail: kobi.benensongbsse.echz.ch )
2004 Technology Review 100 recognition at age 28:
http://excellence.technion.acil/Excellence/UploadFiles/pgallery/08435218
76.jpg
2. Alan Aspuru-Guzik (Harvard)
Alan Aspuri-Guzik (age 34) is an astonishingly gifted young professor in
Harvard's Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology. He recently was
honored by Technology Review as one of this year's "young investigators
under 35." His research is focused on quantum computation, chemical simu-
lation, photosynthesis, and the challenge of developing artificial photosyn-
thesis. His impressive activity is apparent from the following selection of his
research's group's papers, quite amatint all from 2010 (from:
http://aspuru.unix.fas.harvard.edu/Publications/ ):
Modified-scaled hierarchical equation of motion approach for the study of
quantum coherence in photosynthetic complexes.
Characterization and quantification of the role of coherence in ultrafast
quantum biological experiments using quantum master equations, atomistic
simulations, and quantum process tomography
Simulating chemistry using quantum computers
Quantum process tomography via photon echo experiments .
Simulation of Classical Thermal States on a Quantum Computer: A Renor-
malization Group Approach
General Bound on the Rate of Decoherence.
Theory of Excitation Broadening using Time-Dependent Density Functional
Theory for Open Quantum Systems.
Adiabatic Quantum Simulators
Quantum Computing Resource Estimate of Molecular Energy Simulation,
Separation of electromagnetic and chemical contributions to surface-
enhanced Raman spectra on nanoengincered plasmonic substrates .
A study of heuristic guesses for adiabatic quantum computation.
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Optical Absorption and Emission Properties of End-Capped Oligothienoa-
cenes: A Joint Theoretical and Experimental Study.
Fiirster Coupling in Nanoparticle Excitonic Circuits.
Accelerating correlated quantum chemistry calculations using graphical proc-
essing units.
Failure of Conventional Density Functionals for the Prediction of Molecular
Crystal Polymorphism: A Quantum Monte Carlo Study.
Discrete single-photon quantum walks with tunable decoherence.
Engineering directed excitonic energy transfer
Quantum Process Estimation via Generic Two-Body Correlations
Theoretical Characterization of the Air-stable, High-mobility
Dinaphthol2,3-b:2'3'-flthienol3,2-131-thiophene Organic Semiconductor
Quantum stochastic walks: A generalization of classical random walks and
quantum walks.
Towards Quantum Chemistry on a Quantum Computer.
Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory for Open Quantum Systems
with Unitary Propagation.
Accelerating correlated quantum chemistry calculations using graphical proc-
essing units and a mixed-precision matrix multiplication library
3. Mohan Sarovar (UC Berkeley)
Mohan Sarovar is a phyicist specializing in quantum computation working in
two research groups in the Berkeley Department of Chemistry, both doing
research on the quantum mechanics of ►ight harvesting in photosynthesis.
1•lis research activity can be seen from titles of some of the following of his
research papers (from:
Imp://www.cchem.berkeley.eduAbwgrp/mohan/Site/Welcinne.html and
h ttp:/ /wwwcchermberkeley.edu/kbwgrphii, than/Si te/Welcome tiles/sarov
cv.pdf ):
Environmental correlation effects on excitation energy transfer in photosyn-
thetic light harvesting
Stroboscopic generation of topological protection.
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Quantum entanglement in photosynthetic light harvesting complexes. (Na-
ture Physics 2010).
Limits of quantum speedup in photosynthetic light harvesting.
Complete characterization of mixing time for the continuous quantum walk
on the hypercube with Markovian decoherence
Optimal quantum multiparameter estimation as applied to dipole- and
exchange-coupled qubits.
Quantum non-demolition measurements of single spins in semiconductors.
Adaptive homodyne phase discrimination and qubit measurement.
Optimal estimation of one parameter quantum channels.
High fidelity measurement and quantum feedback control in circuit QED.
Continuous quantum error correction by cooling
Quantum control and quantum error correction.
Practical scheme for error control using feedback.
4.Peng Yin (Harvard)
Peng Yin is a recently appointed core faculty member in Harvard's new (and
VERY impressive) Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
where he runs a group including several post-doctoral research fellows. He is
a computer scientist who worked in Reiff's group at Dukc and at CalTech in
Erik Winfrec's group. His webpage is: http://www.ist.caltech.cda—py/
His research activity is, "at the interface of information science, molecular
engineering, and biology. The current focus is to engineer information di-
rected self-assembly of nucleic acid (DNA/RNA) structures and devices, and
to exploit such systems to do useful molecular work, e.g probing and pro-
gramming biological processes for imaging and therapeutic applications?'
Some key publications:
Programming Biomolecular Self-Assembly Pathways. (Nature 2008 )
Programming DNA Tube Circumferences. (Science 2008)
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A Unidirectional DNA Walker That Moves Autonomously Along a Track.
A Self-Assembly Model of DNA Tiles with Time Dependent Glue Strength.
Complexity of Graph Self-Assembly in Accretive Systems and Self-
Destructible Systems.
Compact Error-Resilient Computational DNA Tiling Assemblies.
Theoretical and Practical Advances in Genome Halving.
A Direct Linkage Between the Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase-AKT Signaling
Pathway and the Mammalian Target of Rapamycin in Mitogen-Stimulated
and Transformed Cells
Lower Bound for Sparse Euclidean Spanners.
5. Radhika Nagpal (Harvard)
Radhika Nagpal is a Professor of Computer Science at Harvard and also is a
core faculty member of the Wyss Institute. Her specialization is in self-
organizing systems and collective "swarm" robotic systems. Hcr webpagc is:
http://awwcecs.harvard.edu/--rad/ Her research group works in three
areas:
•
Bio-inspired Multi-agent Models and Theory
We explore artificial multi-agent models inspired by self-organising and self-
repairing behavior in developmental biology. We are especially interested in
global-to-local compilation and theory, i.e. how user-specified global goals
can be translated into local agent interactions and how one can reason
about the correctness and complexity of agent rules. Our goal is to show
how biological design principles can be formally captured, generalized to
new tasks, and theoretically analyzed.
•
Bio-inspired Distributed Systems in Robotics and Sensor Networks
We study bio-inspired approaches for programming embedded systems that
rely on large numbers of relatively cheap and simple agents, e.g. reconfigur-
able modular robots, swarm robotics, and sensor networks. We design, ana-
lyze, and implement decentralized algorithms and use these as the basis for
global-to-local compilers that provably achieve wide classes of user-
specified global goals. We also build prototype robot systems using inspira-
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tion from biology, e.g self-adapting modular robots and insect-inspired
mobile robots, that implement the algorithmic ideas.
•
Multi-cellular Systems Biology
We develop mathematical and computational models of cell behavior to
investigate how system-level properties emerge in multicellular develop-
ment. Our goal is to elucidate the relationship between local cell programs
and global tissue-level outcomes during development and disease. This
work is in close collaboration with experimental biologists, and most of our
current work is focused on epithelial tissues and fruit fly development.
Her research papers for 2010 include:
Distributed Colony-Level Algorithm Switching for Robot Swarm Foraging
Two Foraging Algorithms for Robot Swarms Using Only Local Communica-
tion
A Self-Adaptive Framework for Modular Robots in Dynamic Environment
Theory and Applications
Positional Communication and Private Information in Honeybee Foraging
Models
Biologically-Inspired Control for Multi-Agent Self-Adaptive Tasks
Collective Decision-Making in Multi-Agent Systems by Implicit Leadership
Coordinating Collective Locomotion in an Amorphous Modular Robot
KiloBot. A Robotic Modules for Demonstrating Collective Behaviors
Mechanical Design and Locomotion of Modular-Expanding Robots
6. David Soloveichik (University of Washington)
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David Soloveichik is a postdoc at the University of \Washington and was re-
cently a research fellow at CalTech in the Natural Computation Group under
the direction of Erik Winfrcc (sec below). Some of his publications arc
(from: littp://www.dna.caltech.cduRdavids/CV.pdf ):
DNA as a Universal Substrate for Chemical Kinetics
Signal Propagation and Propagation Delays in Molecular Circuits
Statistical Learning of Arbitrary Computable Classifiers
Programmability of Chemical Reaction Networks
Robust Stochastic Chemical Reaction Networks and Bounded Tau-Leaping
Computation with Finite Stochastic Chemical Reaction Networks
Combining Self-Healing and Proofreading in Self-Assembly
Complexity of Self-Assembled Shapes
Enzyme-Free Nucleic Acid Logic Circuits
Complexity of Compact Proofreading for Self-Assembled Patterns
The Computational Power of Benenson Automata
7. Erik Winfree (CalTech)
Erik Winfree is Professor of Computer Science, Computation and Neural
Systems and Bioengineering at CalTech, where he directs the "DNA and
Natural Algorithms Group." (Sec: http://www.dna.caltech.cdui—winfrce/
and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Winfree ) He was awarded a McAr-
thur "genius" fellowship in 2000. His publications are listed here:
hup://wwwdna.calitch.cdu/DNArescarch puhlications.html
He was recognized by Technology Review as a YEAR TR35 innovator-
honoree in 1991 at the age of 30. (See:
http://v.rww.technologyreview.com/035/Profile.aspx?Cand=T&TRID=517)
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8. Gregory D. Scholes (Toronto)
Greg Scholes is a Professor in the University of Toronto's Department of
Chemistry where he works on the quantum mechanics of photosynthesis.
(See: http://www.chem.utoronto.ca/ppl/facultv profile.php?id=59 and
http://www.chem.utorontaca/staff/SCHOLES/scholes home.html)
For interesting coverage of his recent research results in WIRED magazine,
see: www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/02/quantum-photosynthesis/
Recent publications include:
Quantum-coherent electronic energy transfer: Did Nature think of it first?"
Coherently wired light-harvesting in photosynthetic marine algae at ambient
temperature. (Nature 2010)
Coherent dynamics in resonance energy transfer at room temperature:
Quantum-mechanical energy migration along MEH-PPV chains.
Quantum coherent energy migration in a conjugated polymer at room tem-
perature (Science 2009).
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The following proposal provides specifics on
tasks, time and budgeting.
PROPOSAL
To develop a very-high-dynamism two-day research meeting involving about
8-10 researchers (plus perhaps up to about 4 observers) focused on the
theme:
"Cryptography in nature"
with a goal to explore, frame and inspire new deep innovation agendas. The
project includes developing practical options for developing post-meeting
strategic research sponsoring opportunities.
WORK TASKS:
To develop the:
-- key advance work by making a few visits to interact w potential
invitees & to consult with a few senior figures to refine ideas.
-- strategic 'framing' of the meeting, including the vision and role of
the supporting donor and communication of potential future
opportunities arising from the interactions.
-- topical focus details for the meeting
-- arrangements/agreements with the meeting chairs
--date, location, time plan and special activities schedule
-- large invitation list and descriptions for deliberation to finalize
-- attractive description of the meeting, appended with invitations
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--correspondence management with invitees
-- communication to the whole group of carefully selected research
portfolios of each participant for pre-meeting preparation.
-- pre-meeting e-exchange discussions based on the above
distribution of information and effort to generate discussion
interest across disciplines and expertise.
--follow-up strategies for possible new philanthropic agendas arising
from insights gained and relationships developed via this project.
Also, to play the role of meeting manager representing the donor at the event
and to "meet, greet & troubleshoot, etc."
To be available to vector attendees with any what-to-do issues regarding re-
imbursement via Jeffrey Epstein's operations if/as needed.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT DIRECT BUDGET
(For a high-intensity peg high qualify effort involving active VIP recruiting and
extensive pre-meeting focusing and participant-interaction development.)
Time estimate: 6 weeks FTE preparation effort + direct meeting activity
time (-5 days) + follow-up strategy development (-5 days).
Total: 8 weeks
Fee:
$90,000
Payable in 3 equal amounts:
a) upon initiation of the project.
b) post- 6 weeks from project initiation (est. Year end 2010)
c) 30 days post the meeting.
Expenses (research expenses + travel + supplies):
Limited to $10,000
Payable upon project initiation.
Unspent expenses to be deducted from final payment.
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Pre-meeting networking and ideas engagement:
Offer $2,000 each to three attendees to engage in leading group prc-
meeting serious-level preparatory discussions.
Extra fcc for co-chairs: $1,000 each:
Total: $6,000
Total: $2,000
Total: $8,000
DIRECT MEETING EXPENSES:
Not included in this budget. T8cI.. and activities at the meeting would
be covered directly by Jeffrey Epstein's people.
(unless requested otherwise.)
The question of honoraria (say, $lK to participants) is undecided. I
suggest that $1,000 honorarium be paid to each attendee who
writes-up substantial remarks and distributes then 14 days prior to
the meeting Total for —10 persons: $10,000)
BUDGET SUMMARY:
Planning management & running:
$100,000
Contingent honoraria (suggested only): $10,000
Pre-meeting exchange:
$6,000
Extra for co-chairs:
$2,000
Meeting T8cI.. & special events:
TBD
Total:
$118,000 + Meeting T&L & special events
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Appendix: Brief discussion of some
POSSIBLE POST-MEETING PROJECT OPTIONS & BUDGETS
#1: A small-scale follow-up aimed at the identification of hot young
emerging talent and ideas:
Possible post-conference essay contest via the FQX network
(if Max Tcgmark agrees. Max would be invited to, and warmly welcomed to
the meeting as an expert-observer).
Use a small session in the meeting to refine the set question or questions for
the contest.
Prizes (3): 1st: $15,000; 2nd: $10,000; 3rd: $5,000
Total: $30,000
Overhead to the FQX program:
$25,000
Total expense:
$45,000
(This can be done with or without management oversight by Charles Harper)
#2: Developing one or more serious-scale follow-up research grants
programs.
Some basic options are:
-- invest substantially in one to a few researchers in the same
modality as with Martin Nowak
(which seems to have been a huge success)
-- run an open international grants competition
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-- add-on a new module expansion into the FQX program
--add-on a new module expansion to Martin Nowak's group
-- develop an entirely new institute with a hyper-ambitious
vision (as in the very interesting and very well negoti
ated case of the Wyss Institute at Harvard
PAC,:
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