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Genetics Buliding

July 14, 1957

Dr. Ronald E. Scantlebury
Division of Research Fellowships
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda 14, Maryland

Dear Dr. Scantlebury:

The recently established Department of Medical Genetics is con-
templating the expansion of ite research activities by adding another
member to ite staff. The candidate is being reviewed at ths prasent
time fdr his qualifications for the academic rank of Adeoclate Pro-
fessor, and Dean Bowers has offered informal assurances that he could
in due sourss be pald from regular institutional funds.

Unfortunately, the university's budget for this year will not be
able to accomodate the candidate's appointment. I am writing to ask
whether the Senior Research Fellowships prograg is available for such
purposes, namely for the partial or complete support of a research ap-
pointee, aver a period of a few years with the understanding that he
would be shifted to institutional funds. We are planning to submit
a similar application to another source, but have not yet done ao.

May i ask also whether such an application can be eubmitted by the
medical school on behalf of the candidate (to be named, of course§ so
that our formal approach to him can be made on the basis of funds then
available (if awarded) rather than to be applied for 7?

If there are no policy obfections to an application in this form, I
would appreciate your sending eny necessary application forme, or other
directions, so that we may return full particulars.

As I am leaving for an extended trip on August 1, I would be especially
grateful for an early reply.

Yours sincerely,

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Dept. Medical Genétics