Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of 2021-3-25

Timestamp:

Mar 25, 2021, 10:29:18 PM (5 years ago)

Author:

Tom Goddard

Comment:

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2021-3-25

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 = Discussion =
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+* March monthly report for NTT Data contract
+  - Scooter will be sending draft to be submitted end of month
+  - Use same color for all past accomplishments, new color for latest.
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+* Native Apple Silicon ChimeraX
+  - Ben Webb described Modeller port to Apple M1 in email
+  - Some users have asked about native version
+  - Would need Apple M1 machine to try to compile and get all dependencies built
+  - All dynamic libraries must be for ARM CPU, cannot mix Intel
+  - Hold up buying Apple M1 is because UCSF is auditing computer purchases.
+  - Tom F will ask Andrej Sali how he purchased Mac Mini M1
+  - Greg says Intel and ARM Mac builds could be in one universal distribution
+  - Current Mac distribution is 400 Mbytes and nearly doubling that will make it very slow to download, so might want two distributions.
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+* CZI Essential Software RFA
+  - Letter of intent due March 30, final submission May 17
+  - What can we put into a CZI proposal that would not go into R01?
+    - Port opal chimera web services to rest chimerax
+    - Port to apple silicon
+    - other porting of some chimera tools
+  - Budget 50-200K / year for two years
+  - Could ask for 0.5 FTE for better chance at funding.
+  - Make Google Doc for proposal ideas, if sufficient ideas by Monday submit letter of intent on Tuesday
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+* New hire
+  - Still need advise from HR about how to post job
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+* R01 proposal
+  - Next week group meeting dedicated to writing specific aims
+  - Tom Ferrin says aim to "support current users" could cause reviewer to say this is not R01 material -- so needs careful presentation
+  - Enabling outside developers to make innovative new tools is better and can be treated as innovation
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 = Action Items =