Another thing that's been going on the past few days. My collaborator on the genome grant and I have just enough of a funny feeling about our potential industry partner to think about looking around for an alternative. There's something about being responsible for that much money, but to also realize that it is a finite number. On this subcontract there can be no cost overruns!

After contacting my former grad school mentor, I've got a few leads on companies and organizations that might be interested in tackling such a project and be able to meet the goals we've set out in the original grant proposal (and in the two year time frame). Next week should be interesting as I meet or talk with some of these other groups.