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JOSHUA LEDERBERG

PRESIDENT

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Dr. Iwona Stroynowski_
California Institute of Technology
1201 East California Boulevard
Pasadena, California 91125

Dear Iwona:

While I was at Stanford this summer, I was asked to write
a letter about your candidacy for Assistant Professorship in
the Genetics Department: which of course I did most enthusias-
tically and cheerfully. However, the prospects do not seem too
bright that they will be making another appointment in just
your direction; so I wanted to ask you just how urgently you
felt about moving back to the Bay area. If geography is the
prime consideration, then I wonder if you would be interested
in looking for an industrial position. There might be quite a
few exciting openings in the Bay area even if that were not
your first priority about where you wanted to work. I'm sure
there would be situations that would give you a great deal of
leeway to follow your scientific interests even though, in the
end, the commercial needs of the company would have to be part
of your research strategy. On-the other hand you would be re-
lieved of some of the headaches or should I Say ratfrace of look-
ing for grant funding all the time. If you would like for me to
pursue this please let me know and also indicate what the geo-
graphic zone of acceptability would be for you.

All best wishes.

Yours sincerely,

hua Lederberg