UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY
BERKELEY 4, CALIFORNIA

June 16, 1958

Dr. Joshua Lederberg

Department of Medical Genetics

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Madison 6, Wisconsin

Dear.Josh:

Thank you for your long letter about the various possibilities with which
you are confronted, I still would like very much to have you on this campus, but
if Stanford is to be the choice, this would get you at least into the neighbor-
hood. In regard to your questions, I have very little to offer. I do not know
of any particular caution to urge in respect to Stanford, I am not acquainted
with its administrative setup nor much with the individuals in the medical school,
but I have certainly never heard anything unfavorable and would imagine that this
is a very good place to work.

I have no suggestions to make regarding a younger worker in mammalian genetics
either, with a research interest in genetics of somatic cells. Silvers name would
have come to mind perhaps, but there must be others and you, I am sure are more
acquainted with them than I. Nor do I have a suggestion for a genetically oriented
pediatrician. The Berkeley campus as you know is too far away from the Medical
School to give me much contact with it and furthermore, my interests in human
genetics are more those of an onlooker and reviewer than of one too active in the
field. -_

I am looking forward to seeing you either at Montreal or in September, when
you expect to come through here again. —

As you perhaps know, Jim Jenkins wishes to be relieved of the Chairmanship
of the Genetics Department, a matter which I hope will be solved by asking him to
continue anyway. As long as this uncertainty exists, the plans of the Genetics
Department cannot be formlated too clearly. I myself, do not wish to "throw ny
weight" in pushing things and have to wait for developments. Where my wishes are-
you know.

With kind regards to Esther and you,

Sincerely yours,

Cae

Curt Stern

CS/sm