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The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research

333 Cedar Street - New Haven 11 - Connecticut

March 9, 1959

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
Department of Genetics
Stanford University
Stanford, California

Dear Doctor Lederberg:

Dr. Winternitz has been quite ill during the
past several weeks, but is better now and I have had a
chance to discuss your proposal of February 24th with
him. He has asked me to say that the project will be
given consideration at the spring meeting of the Board
of Scientific Advisers which occurs late in April.

In preparation for this meeting, Dr. Winternitz
has asked if you and Dean Alway would be willing to let
us have as detailed information as possible concerning
the personnel which is associated with the project, and,
secondly concerning the financial structure of the
Department of Genetics. What is needed for the considera-
tion of the Board are short curricula vitae of Dr. Nossal
and Dr. Herzenberg who are definitely joining the project,
and also the names and curricula vitae of others that
may be appointed to the project in the near future.

Then it would be essential to have a tentative
budget, broken down into salaries, permanent equipment,
and expendable supplies for at least the first year of
the project and, if possible, for succeeding years.

Also the Board of Scientific Advisers would want to know
the total support of the Department for salaries and for
research and what other research grants are available,

I am sure that you will understand that this information
is necessary for the serious consideration that the
Boards of this Fund will give your proposal, and not to
inconvenience you with needless red tape.

Sincerely yours,

Lk bel

L, L. Waters, M.D.
Assistant Director
Board of Scientific Advisers

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