THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20540

 

LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SERVICE

June 16, 1970

Dr. Joshua Lederberg
Department of Genetics
Stanford Medical School
Palo Alto, California

Dear Dr. Lederberg:

Dr. Quimby informed me of your interest in obtaining the names and
addresses of some of the leading epidemiologists in the world. I
have exhausted several sources of information without success.
However, I am enclosing a list of names (provided by the DHEW Office
of International Health) of persons with whom DHEW agencies have had
contact on epidemiological problems. Additionally, I am enclosing
copies of selected names from the International Epidemiological
Association (IEA) Directory for April, 1969. Dr. Roy M. Acheson,
Yale University, is Secretary for seminars for IFA.

I found that it is generally the custom of our health personnel to
work through embassy contacts when problems involving epidemiological
matters are encountered. The National Communicable Disease Center,
Atlanta, has an Epidemic Intelligence Service with U.S. members
assigned to various countries overseas. I assumed that you were

more interested in the names of foreign personnel and proceeded in that
direction.

Because of your interest in the subject, I am enclosing a copy of one
of our informative publications on "Genetic Engineering".

I hope that this information will be of some use to you.

Sincerely,

be Heche

James M. McCulloug
Specialist, Life Sciences
Science Policy Research Division

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