THE JANE COFFIN CHILDS MEMORIAL FUND

COPY FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH

333 CEDAR STREET
NEW HAVEN 11, CONNECTICUT

dugust 20, 1946

Professor Edmund W, Sinnott, Director
Sheffield Setentific School
Yale University

Dear Professor Sinnottt

I have the pleasure of informing you thet the Board of ianagera of The
dane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research voted by mail ballot of
Auguet 5 to reappoint lr. Joshua Lederberg a Fallow of The Jane Coffin Childs
Memorial Fund for Medical Research with assignment for supervision to the
Department of Botany, Yale University, for a period of one year beginning
September 7, 1944, and ending September 6, 1947; and that a grent in the total
wm of $2,400 be made to Yale University, Department of Betany, to be used during
the year beginning September 7, 1944, and ending September 6, 1947, to provide «
fellowship of $1,900 and a research allowance of $600 for the year for
Mr, Lederberg as a Fellow of The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Hedical
Research, representing a second grant under Project No. 61-6.

Payments for the research exsense allowance and stipend of Mr. Lederberg
will be made by transfer of funds in the office of the Treasurer of Yale University
to the secount of this sroject, according to the following scheduler

Shortly after Septanber 10, 1946: $300 rebearch exsense allowance
600 stivend

Shortly after January 1, 1947: 300 research expense allowance
900 abipend

Shortly after July 1, 1947: 309 stipend

Any wexpended’ balance as of September 6, 1947, is to be returned to the Fund.

Ur, Lederberg is asked to agree to furnish to the Board of Scientific
Advisers « report of the work done shortly after the termination of the fellowship.
He is also asked te sand to this office 25 reprinte of publicstions reporting the
results of work supported by this grant and in each publicution to include the
following acknowledgments?

Fellow of The Jane Coffin Childs Menorial Fund for Medical Research
This investigation has been aided by a grant from The Jane Coffin
Chiids Memorial Fumd for Medical Research,
Letr. to Prof, Sinnott ~2e august 20, 19144

The patent policy of the Fund includes the following recuestat
fe notification of the Fund whenever a patentable discovery 1s foreseen,

b) consideration of each case on ite merita, (c) joint decision by the Fund, the
University, and the investigator on the question of taking out a patent by the
Fund or come non~profit organisation, and (d) adminiatration of patents and
control of products or usthods for the best interest of public welfare,
Investigators receiving grente from the Fund are asked to subscribe in principle
to this volicy.

Please let me know whether this appointment Ls acceptable under the
stated conditiona.

Sincerely yours,
‘ gm
cet President Seymour

Br, Tatum