frames United States Science and Agricultural Research Beltsville, Maryland
ae) Department of Education National Program Staff 20705
Agriculture Administration

March 31, 198]

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
President

The Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue

New York, NY 1002]

 

Dear Dr. Lederberg:

poultry breeding. Because of the backlog, the printout will take several weeks.
As soon as I have obtained it and have screened it for you, I will be in
communication with you again.

O and also to obtain printouts of research in molecular and cell biology in

In the area of molecular biology and poultry breeding, I believe Dr. L. B.
Crittenden of the Regional Poultry Research Laboratory, East Lansing, Michigan
48823 (phone 301-372-1910), has made enormous contributions and is leading the
field. Working with various collaborators, he has been involved in identifying
the location of the genes for endogenous leukosis virus and has initiated a
project on genetic engineering of these genes in chicken germ lines. He is also
familiar with the recent work on the cloning of chicken ovalbumin and globin
genes. I will supply you with further information on this aspect later.

Dr. N. S. Fechheimer at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (phone 614-
422-6851) and Dr. R. N. Shoffner, at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul,
Minnesota 55108 (phone 612-373-1488), are extensively involved in cell biology
including chromosome mapping, ploidy, and transplantation of germ cells from one

embryo to another. I hope to be able to get you more information on this
later.

T hope this preliminary communication will indicate to you the steps I have

initiated to answer you request. I will be in communication with you again
later.

Sincere

   

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