- Crowdfunding launch (January 7th)
February 7th: crowdfunding ends, unless extended up to two weeks depending on stretch goal status
- Negotiate space requirements.
- 3rd week: indysci dot org Board Meeting (first board meeting after fundraising) Vote on making board meetings biannual moving forward, or dissolution of indysci if fundraising fails.
- Hires have moved to San Diego.
- First meeting with outside advisor.
- Begin paying hires.
- Complete modifications for Chemistry hood
- Complete evaluation of species (M. smegmatis; S. avermitilis) for synthetic bio work
- Complete evaluation of S. sibiricum for continued work
- Complete chemical evaluation for production of anthranilic acid analogs
- Complete evaluation of strains (B. subtilis, S. cerevesiae) for bioassay work
- Complete synthetic biology
- Begin evolution on selected strains for yield improvement.
- Meeting with outside advisor. Go/no go; evaluation of likelihood of success in remaining timeframe.
- Negotiation with CROs for services
- Begin scaleup of all compounds
- Shipment of new compounds to NCI/60 cancer cell line panel
- Conclusion of Project Marilyn labwork. Shipment of compounds to CROs for evaluation.
(remainder of the time is general “flex-time” to account for experimental difficulties).
- Project Marilyn concluded.
- Final meeting with outside adivsor. Evaluation of success condition or, go/no go to attempt to complete objectives with remaining funds.
Disbursal of remaining funds to selected 501(c)(3) hospital, and Project Marilyn stretch goals, if applicable.