Also a rejection letter, and the assessment that my work was of "Medium Priority".
Welp, guess I'll be going to that job fair where companies are doing on-campus recruiting.
I too have had no luck with Dr. Ali.
I am, however, coming out of my lurking to post this, which seems relevant to our situation:
http://my.aspb.org/blogpost/612565/Plant-Biology-Policy-Blog-PB2.