INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
2101 CONSTITUTION AVENUE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20418

( FREDERICK C. ROBBINS, M. D. Z November 24, 1980

PRESIDENT

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
President

The Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue

New York NY 10021

Dear Josh:

As you are undoubtedly aware, the Institute of Medicine has been
holding a series of conferences on biomedical research policy sponsored
by the Charles H. Revson Foundation. The summaries of the proceedings
of these conferences are near completion, and we are asking the Institute
Council to help us in the review of these summaries. In addition, the
Advisory Committee to the Division of Health Sciences Policy will be
receiving draft copies.

However, I believe that it is necessary that one member of Council
be designated as principal reviewer of each conference summary. Your
expertise and broad view has led me to select you as principal reviewer
for the summary of the conference “Implications of Environmental/Genetic
Interactions", and I hope very much that you will agree to do so. The
summaries are not as complex or as lengthy as a study committee report, of
course, but we need a critical eye to be sure that the important implications
of the discussion are included and that the summary is as useful as possible.

I know that this is an extremely busy period for you but hope that
you will be able to undertake this task nevertheless. If you accept, the
report of your review would be due back to us approximately two weeks after
you receive the summary (in the first part of December). I will be away
from my office until the week of December 8; if you have any questions in
the meantime, please contact Elena Nightingale (202/389-6721) or the Staff
Officer for this project, Vicki Weisfeld (202/389-6947). I appreciate your
consideration of this request.

Best regards.

Sincerely yours, ~~
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