I'm not. This sounds like taxpayer funded pseudoscience.
But I could be wrong.
If they’re willing to complete all the necessary studies, then I don’t see why you think this is pseudoscience.
As for taxpayer funded, well, I don’t mind funding this kind of thing, since it’s relevant and may be important. Even if it doesn’t work, it might lead to another breakthrough. When one considers all the crazy things we fund with our taxes, this doesn’t fall into that category (IMHO).