File 028852
Email Chain Regarding Cancelled Meeting with MIT Scientists Ed Boyden and Neil Gershenfeld (File 028852)
Email correspondence from July 2014 in which Lesley Groff reminds Jeffrey Epstein about a potential call with Ed Boyden, referencing a cancelled December 2013 meeting at MIT. The chain includes discussion of Boyden's work on the Obama BRAIN Initiative.
Summary
This email chain documents communication between Lesley Groff (Epstein's assistant), Jeffrey Epstein, and MIT scientists Ed Boyden and Neil Gershenfeld. In December 2013, Epstein cancelled a planned lunch meeting at MIT due to illness. By July 2014, Boyden expresses interest in rescheduling after becoming less busy with his BRAIN Initiative responsibilities. Groff follows up with Epstein to arrange a potential call with Boyden.
From: Lesley GroffSent: 7/17/2014 11:55:40 AMTo: Jeffrey Epstein [jeeyacation@gmail.com]Subject: Reminder Ed Boyden.Importance: HighReminder: Would you like me to set up a call for you with Ed Boyden?Sent from my iPhoneBegin forwarded message:From: Ed Boyden <Date: July 14, 2014, 4:50:47 AM EDTTo: Lesley Groff <________________________Cc: Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacation@gmail.com>Subject: Re: deceptionReply-To:________________________Sorry again for that last minute cancellation in the Spring -- alas,the perils of running a new center, that I no longer control myschedule like in the good old days. But the Obama BRAIN Initiative isrunning strong, and MIT has a good bid for a seat at the table, sothat is good. Want to revisit a time for a chat? My schedule is nowmuch more free, thanks to these BRAIN initiative activitieslaunching...Best,EdOn Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 7:08 AM, Lesley Groff < > wrote:Good morning Neil.. .1 am afraid Jeffrey must cancel his trip up today...he is sick in bed and not well. I am sovery sorry to do this last minute. Hopefully we can circle back to this soon.Thank you,LesleyAssistant to Jeffrey EpsteinOn Dec 6, 2013, at 12:32 AM, Neil Gershenfeld < wrote:Confirming lunch noon Friday at my office, E15-401. Sunglasses and beach balls optional, hopefully this willbe a warm-up for meeting in more entertaining venues.HOUSE OVERSIGHT 028852NeilEd Boyden, Ph. D.Leader, Synthetic Neurobiology GroupAssociate Professor, MIT Media Lab and McGovern Institute,Departments of Biological Engineering and Brain and Cognitive SciencesCo-Director, MIT Center for Neurobiological EngineeringNew York Stem Cell Foundation-Robertson InvestigatorMIT, Room E15-421, 20 Ames St., Cambridge, MA 02139email -office -cellfax -skype -web - http://syntheticneurobiology.orgtwitter - http://twitter.com/eboyden3HOUSE OVERSIGHT 028853