R. E. KALLIO

Amerwan Society for Microbiology | Samexcrmenoos

(SOCIETY OF AMERICAN BACTERIOLOGISTS) DEPARTMENT OF BACTERIOLOGY

IOWA CITY, IOWA

26 March 1962

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
Department of Medical Genetics
Stanford University

Stanford, California

Dear Doctor Lederberg:

I am writing you with two requests uppermost in mind - both of which
I am sure will be problems, at best.

s You may be aware that Dr. Norton Zinder is to be the recipient of the

Eli Lilly Award this year at the Annual Meeting of the American Society
for Microbiology at Kansas City, Missouri. Since you were his mentor I
wonder if you would do us the favor of dashing off a short summary of his
work and the significance thereof for our Public Relations man Mr. Everett
Tretbar, 230 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago 1, Illinois. This will become
the basis of news releases shortly before Dr. Zinder receives the award.
Any material you send will be kept in confidence as the Society has tradi-

~ tionally surrounded the award with considerable secrecy. The information

may be sent directly to Everett Tretbar.

yt My second request is concerned with the ASM meeting in Cleveland in

1963. Would you be willing to convene and organize a Symposium on some
aspect or aspects of space biology at that meeting? You will have a free
hand in choosing subject and participants and insofar as is humanly possible
any time within the Monday AM thru Thursday PM block of time (May 5-9, 1963).

Whatever response you may choose to make to these requests will be
appreciated. I am,

Your Obedient Servant,

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R. E. Kallio, Chairman
Program Committee, ASM

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