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PHYSICIAN-IN-CHIEF

16 June 1987

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
President
The Rockefeller University

Dear Josh:

Thanks for your several notes. I thought I would just respond
to the most immediate one concerning the Hospital search.

I think it is essential that the Council give us a new charter
and approve the make-up of the committee which we discussed (Breslow,
Greengard, Kaiser, Kappas and Wiesel). Concerning the latter I would
only raise the possibility that you might want to consider
substituting Dr. Pfaff for either Dr. Wiesel or Dr. Greengard. This
search will probably try to focus on a possible candidate in
neurosciences and someone like Dr. Pfaff might be interested in
joining the committee. He has not previously served on a Hospital
search committee.

Concerning Crystal, I think that he has indulged in some wishful
thinking about what Gordon Douglas will come up with. I cannot
imagine that Gordon would fail to support his own man in this
particular situation. I think the Crystal matter is over and should
be terminated gracefully, since it seems clear that what he would
like in the way of resources will not be provided at The Rockefeller
University.

We have some breathing room now for a continued search before
the next CRC application is due, but considering the extraordinary
length of time it takes to find potential candidates and to agree
upon an ultimate nominee for appointment here, I think we should
begin this search promptly.

Yours sincerely,

AttallahfKappas, M.D.