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Datet 12 FEB 1976 16508PS8T

Fromt LEDERBERG
Subjectt ReSourcerrelated Research application (wipke
Tos wipke

ect RINOFLEISCH

Yodd="
Hereinbelow a draft letter, Tom is sending you some fiscal data,
and hardware specs,

Please feel free to comy this into your proposal, or te return with
any suggested modifications,

Good luck,
Josh

Statement from Or, J, Lederberg
Professor of Genetics and
Prineipal Investigator, SUMEX#AIM Computer Resource

This note ia in response to the outline of the objectives
of Or, Wieke!'s proposal for a rpesourcesrelated research project that
appears On Page, ==, [I have enjoyed telephone conversations with
De, Wipke on his proposal, but did mot have the entire text at hand
at the present times I will be happy te raspond in more detai! to his
formal proposal if there are any further questions about its relations
ship ta the SUMEX and DENDRAL wprelects based at Stanford,
De, Wipke'ts work has been adjudged by our advisory committee
to be one of the more creative projects that belong to the SIIMEX=AIM
user community, We welcome the augmentation of this effort that would
be enabled by the success of his application, Since he moved to UC/
Santa Cruz and begin his work within the SUMEX*AIM framework he has
also distinguished himsel? by the cooperative spirit of his efforts
and has been quite successful in relating to the circle of investigas
tors working on complementary problems here at Stanford, His attributions
about the complementary aspects of his work, and of the DENDRAL project,
ere im accord with our own perceptions, While we have kad some opportue
mity im the past to take advantage of his particular contributions to
the calculation and display of molecular geometries, the cooperative
effort within the framework of the SUMEX#AIM resource has been much
more efficient and productive, We believe that other users, Cader OF
the CONGEN Program, and the XRAY=structural analysis» who work on SUMEX
im related areas wil!) comtinue to benefit in a similar fashion,

We have discussed the relevant details of cost= and resources
allocation with De, Winker, and believe we have an effective accomodation
as spelled out in his budget Justification, Specific aliquots of access
to the SUMEX resource must be pevexamined annually by our advisory
committee, but the level of enthusiasm for his work, together with
accumulating evidence of the cooperative style of his current efforts
leave me with no doubt that he will continue to get high»prlority approval
within the framework of the fair allocation of the resource to all
qualified users, There is mo manifest reason for Dre, Wipke mot to rely
upon SUMEX#AIM as the medium for his {nvestigations,

In his own budget he has indicated the areas where incremental

contributions te the operation of SUMEX#AIM would relieve serious pressures
On the Pesource for the specific benefit of his own project,

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