Moore Notes 3 31 10

PI Call

• Problems with skype

• New weekly mtg time: proposed new time is Weds 11-12

• Quarterly report
  • submitted
  • UCD working on financials

• No-cost extension/budget
  • How much surplus does JE have?
    • Approximately $200K left. Working on burn rate to figure out potential surplus.
  • MW has 7 months, JG has 5, KP has <1

• Grants
  • NSF/DTRA Biological Threat Detection: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10540/nsf10540.htm
    • Unusual vs. background
    • Metagenomics to detect anthrax etc
    • Bioinformatics
  • NSF Biodiversity: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10548/nsf10548.htm
    • JE trying to reach Matt (program officer)
    • Looks like the call focused on specific areas of biodiversity and integrating actual biological data - maybe existing?
    • JG is submitting one on air, mostly data collection
    • Need to figure out if linked proposals are possible
  • NSF Bioinformatics (ABI): http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08563/nsf08563.htm
    • KP talked to Peter McCartney (program officer)
    • Dbs plus some methods/algorithms, but not if too close to CS (e.g. speed up alignment methods)
    • They are funding projects related to nextgen sequencing (and other new types of data),
    • Metagenomics projects are funded by ABI (along with GEO and CI, possible joint funding)
    • Successful applications in metagenomics aim to be more general, e.g. tackle sequencing methods/dbs in general, and are not very high-risk
    • Applications useful for iPlant community are good
    • Partnership with Microsoft/Zorro on cloud computing

• Single cell/sorted cell sequencing